Aaron Raiser v. City of Temecula
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AARON RAISER, ) CASE NO: 5:17-cv-00217 RGK(RAOx) ) Plaintiff, ) (PROPOSED) JUDGMENT ) vs. ) ) CITY OF TEMECULA et al, ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________ ) 16 This case was tried to a jury starting on December 10, 2019. The court bifurcated trial into two phases. Phase 1 addressed liability. Phase 2 addressed damages and Monell issues. The jury returned the following verdict for phase 1: For the following encounters, did plaintiff Aaron Raiser prove by a preponderance of the evidence that his constitutional rights were violated by the named deputies? By a deputy sheriff on 2/10/ No By a deputy sheriff on 2/18/ No By Deputy Melback on 6/22/ No By Deputies Nelson and Waroff on 7/7/15 No By Deputy Butts on 10/21/ Yes 28 : 2 At the conclusion of Plaintiffs presentation of evidence in phase 2, the Court granted…