Manriquez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANIEL CISNEROS, Case No. 16-cv-00735-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT

CUPP’S RENEWED MOTION FOR

v. JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW

J. VANGILDER, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 214 Defendants. DANIEL MANRIQUEZ, Case No. 16-cv-01320-HSG Plaintiff, Re: Dkt. No. 217 v.

J. VANGILDER, et al., Defendants.

17 Pending before the Court is Defendant Sergeant Scott Cupp’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law, following a jury trial in two related matters, Cisneros v. Vangilder, No. 16-cv-0735-HSG, and Manriquez v. Vangilder, No. 16-cv-1320-HSG. The Court held a hearing on the motion on December 11, 2019. See Cisneros, No. 16-cv-0735-HSG, Dkt. No. 219. For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motion, finding that Defendant Cupp is entitled to qualified immunity. I. BACKGROUND This case arises out of an…