Demarest

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 DAVID P. DEMAREST, No. 2:16-cv-02271-MCE-KJN Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THE CITY OF VALLEJO CALIFORNIA, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 Plaintiff David P. Demarest (“Plaintiff”) filed this lawsuit seeking to recover for alleged constitutional violations. According to Plaintiff, his Fourth Amendments rights were violated by Defendants Jodi Brown (“Officer Brown”) and the City of Vallejo (the “City”) (collectively “Defendants”) when Officer Brown arrested Plaintiff at a sobriety checkpoint after he failed to provide identification. Plaintiff asserts that Officer Brown used excessive force to effectuate that arrest, and further asserts that the practice of requesting driver’s licenses at the checkpoint gave rise to an unreasonable seizure.1 Defs.’ Mot. for Summ. J. (“MSJ”), ECF No. 59 at 1:11-13. Plaintiff also asserts a Monell 26 1 Given this Court’s disproportionately high caseload, and in the interest of conserving judicial resources and…