Duarte

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 FRANCISCO DUARTE, et al., No. 2:19-cv-00007-MCE-CKD Plaintiffs, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER STOCKTON CITY, et al., Defendants. 17 Through the present lawsuit, Plaintiffs Francisco Duarte and Alejandro Gutierrez (collectively “Plaintiffs” unless otherwise specified) alleged they were subjected to excessive force while being falsely arrested by members of the Stockton Police Department. Plaintiffs’ operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) contains causes of action directed toward Defendants City of Stockton, the Stockton Police Department (“SPD”), Police Chief Eric Jones, Officers Kevin Hachler, Eric Howard, Michael Gandy, Conner Nelson and Sergeant Underwood (collectively “Defendants” unless otherwise specified). Both Plaintiffs sought to recover for: (1) excessive force under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution; (2) false arrest and false imprisonment in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth…