Buller

I. BACKGROUND

25 A. Plaintiff’s Complaint In the early morning of November 22, 2015, Bryan Buller was driving to his home in the City of Morgan Hill, California. Compl. ¶ 6. Buller claims that when he arrived at a stoplight, he was unaware that a police vehicle was behind him. Compl. ¶ 6. When the police officers turned on their sirens behind him, Buller claims that it was unclear that they were directed toward him because this was near a fire station where there was frequent activity. Compl. ¶ 8. Buller claims that despite there being no indication that he was fleeing, that the officers “executed a risky maneuver and attempted to ram plaintiff’s vehicle by driving in front of him.” Compl. ¶ 9. Buller says he became frightened as a result. Compl. ¶ 9. Because Buller was close to his house, he proceeded to drive home slowly and pulled into his driveway. Compl. ¶¶ 9-10. Buller claims that as soon as he got out of the car, Officers Chris Woodrow and Charles Rudisel, without provocation, began striking and beating him with their hands. Compl. ¶ 11. Buller claims that he tried to comply as best he could with…