Christopher Todd Brown v. M. Soto
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
25 Shortly after midnight on July 24, 2021, Plaintiff Christopher Todd Brown 26 (“Brown”) was pulled over by Defendants California Highway Patrol (“CHP”) Officer 27 (“FAC”) ¶ 13–14. One of the CHP officers asked Brown if he had been drinking and 1 Brown told the officer he had drank beer within the previous two hours. Id. ¶ 15. Brown 2 was asked to perform several field sobriety tests (FSTs) which, he alleges, he did without 3 incident. Id. ¶ 16. Brown alleges that after completing several FSTs, he requested a 4 Sergeant be called to the scene and Officer Soto attempted to dissuade him from calling a 5 Sergeant. Brown further alleges that Officers Soto and English then assaulted him, 6 including grabbing and throwing him to the ground “without any legal justification.” Id. 7 ¶ 17. 8 Brown was arrested, and the police report prepared by Officer Soto 9 10 recommended Brown be charged with driving under the influence, driving with blood 11 alcohol of 0.08% or greater, lack of insurance, and delaying, obstructing or resisting 12 arrest, as well as with enhancements for refusing a chemical test and driving with blood 13 …