Brown
Brown v. Rafferty
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NOAH BROWN, an individual No. 2:19-cv-02180-TLN-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER NATALIE RAFFERTY, individually and in her official capacity as an officer for the Rio Vista Police Department; and DOES 1- 50, inclusive, individually and in their official capacity as police officers for the Rio Vista Police Department, 17 Defendants. 18 19 This matter is before the Court on Defendant Natalie Rafferty’s (“Defendant”) Motion for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 26.) Plaintiff Noah Brown (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 35.) Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 39.) For the reasons stated herein, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 On September 12, 2018 at approximately 11:20 p.m., Defendant was on duty as a police officer and K-9 handler with the City of Rio Vista Police Department. (ECF No. 35-2 at 2.) Defendant was on…