Ochoa
Ochoa v. County of Kern
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEJANDRO OCHOA, an individual, No. 1:18-cv-01599-JLT-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER ON MOTION IN LIMINE v. (Doc. 97) COUNTY OF KERN, a municipal entity; DEPUTY BROCK (Badge No. 201765), an individual; DEPUTY ANDREW BASSETT (Badge No. 202312), an individual; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 19 This case concerns Alejandro Ochoa’s claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, battery under California law, and negligence under California law arising out of an incident between Plaintiff and Deputies Brock and Bassett while acting under color of state law and in the course and scope of employment with Defendant County of Kern. (Doc. 1.) In what Defendants contend was an attempt to execute an arrest warrant, Plaintiff alleges Deputies Brock and Bassett negligently assessed the circumstances presented to them and subjected Plaintiff to unreasonable and excessive force, causing him severe injuries. (Id.) Before the Court is Plaintiff’s third…