Stephen Douglas Hill v. City of Fountain Valley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

STEPHEN DOUGLAS HILL et al. Case No. SA 8:20-CV-00705-DOC- (DFMx) Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

vs. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT, AND

CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY et al. REMANDING THE CASE TO STATE

COURT [33]

Defendants. Before the Court is Defendants’ City of Fountain Valley, Stuart Chase, Gannon Kelly, and James Cataline (collectively “Defendants”) Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion” or “Mot.”). The Court heard oral argument on this matter on July 8, 2021. Having reviewed the papers and considered the parties’ arguments, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion. I. BACKGROUND This case arises out of Fountain Valley Police Officers Stuart Chase and Gannon Kelly’s (collectively the “Officers”) encounter with Stephen Hill, Teresa Hill, Brett Hill, C.H., a minor, and A.H., a minor (collectively “Plaintiffs”). See generally First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) (Dkt. 31). The FAC alleges ten causes of action stemming from this encounter: (1) Unreasonable Use of Force in Violation of the Fourth Amendment (42…