Southern
Southern v. City of Sacramento
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JIMMY SOUTHERN, individually and No. 2:20-cv-01765-MCE-AC as successor-in-interest to Decedent JEREMY SOUTHERN, Plaintiff, ORDER v. CITY OF SACRAMENTO, a municipal corporation; DRAKE WALKER, individually and in his capacity as a City of Sacramento Police Officer; and DOES 1–50, inclusive, Defendants. 19 Plaintiff Jimmy Southern (“Plaintiff”) brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants City of Sacramento (the “City”) and police officer Drake Walker (“Walker”) (collectively, “Defendants”) based on the fatal shooting of Plaintiff’s brother, Jeremy Southern (“Decedent”). Second Am. Compl., ECF No. 15 (“SAC”). The Court previously granted a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings brought by Defendants and entered judgment in their favor on Plaintiff’s second, third, and fifth claims for relief. ECF Nos. 33, 38. Defendants have now filed a Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff’s remaining claims for excessive…