Nash-Perry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TAMETRIA NASH-PERRY, ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-01512 JLT CDB ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION ) FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW v. ) ) (Doc. 172) CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al, ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) ) JASON OKAMOTO, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) CITY OF BAKERSFIELD et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) 22 Tametria Nash-Perry and Jason Okamoto seek to hold Bakersfield Police Officer Alejandro Patino and the City of Bakersfield liable for the fatal shooting of Christopher Okamoto under federal and state law. (See generally Docs. 38, 44.) The Court held a jury trial in this action. At the close of Plaintiffs’ evidence, Defendants made an oral motion for judgment as a matter of law, which was taken under submission. (See Doc. 149.) After the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict, the Court…