Justice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MELVIN JUSTICE, Case No. 18-cv-05852-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO STAY

CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Docket No. 32 et al., 11 Defendants. 12 13 Plaintiff Melvin Justice, Jr., proceeding pro se, has filed a § 1983 action against the City and County of San Francisco (“City” or “San Francisco”), the San Francisco Police Department (“SFPD”), and various police officers employed by the SFPD. According to Mr. Justice, on or about September 22, 2016, certain police officers, inter alia, unlawfully detained him, unlawfully administered a field sobriety test, subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment, physically assaulted him, coerced him into a blood draw, and/or used excessive force on him. An initial case management conference was held in this case in November 2019, at which only Mr. Justice and the City made an appearance. See Docket No. 30 (minutes). At the conference, the City explained that there was…