John Gonzalez v. City of El Monte

United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 JOHN GONZALEZ, Case No. 2:18-cv-02346-ODW (GJSx) Plaintiff, v. CITY OF EL MONTE, et al. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND 14 Defendants. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [25] 17 I.INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, John Gonzalez (“Gonzalez”), brings this action against Defendants City of El Monte (the “City”), and Police Officers Michael Balzano (“Balzano”), Al 20 Hernandez (“Hernandez”), Carlos Tello (“Tello”), David Reynoso (“Reynoso”), 21 Miriam Cuevas (“Cuevas”), and DOES through 10. Gonzalez alleges various claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and supplemental state law claims. Gonzales 22 alleges that he was unlawfully searched and that the Defendant Officers used 23 excessive force to detain him. Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”). (Mot., ECF No. 25.) For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN 25 PART and DENIES IN…