Sants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICHOLAS SANTS, No. 2:15-cv-00355-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER MICHAEL SEIPERT, individually; COUNTY OF PLACER, a government entity and municipality; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, 16 Defendant.

18 Nicholas Sants alleges that Office Michael Seipert used excessive force during an arrest. The matter is before the court on Seipert’s motion for summary judgment, which is fully briefed. See Mot, ECF No. 63; Opp’n, ECF No. 65; Reply, ECF No. 66. The court held a hearing on September 5, 2020. Patricia Campi appeared for Mr. Sants, and Julia Reeves appeared for Officer Seipert. ECF No. 68. The court denies the motion, as explained below. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In deciding a motion for summary judgment, the court draws all inferences and views all evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587–88 (1986). The court therefore summarizes…