Cooper
Cooper v. City of Fairfield
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PATRICIA V. COOPER, No. 2:21-cv-01538-JAM-KJN individually as Guardian Ad Litem for minors Z.R.; Z.R., JR.; and D.R., successors-in- interest to ZACHARY T. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
ROBINSON, MOTION TO DISMISS
13 Plaintiffs, 14 v.
CITY OF FAIRFIELD; FAIRFIELD
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ITS
OFFICERS; OFFICER KENNAN
SIEVERS; OFFICER MATTHEW THOMAS; and Does 1-100, 18 Defendants. 19 Plaintiff Patricia V. Cooper (“Plaintiff”) sued in her individual capacity, as a successor-in-interest to Zachary T. Robinson (“Decedent”), and as Guardian Ad Litem for minors Z.R., Z.R., Junior and D.R., to recover punitive and compensatory damages from Officers Kennan Sievers and Matthew Thomas (“Defendants”) for violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Second Amended Compl. (“SAC”), ECF No. 33. Defendants move to dismiss the SAC. See Mot. to Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 37. Plaintiff opposes the motion. See Opp’n, ECF No. 40. Defendants replied. See Reply, ECF No. 41. …