Purnell
Purnell v. City of Sunnyvale Police Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION
GEORGETTE G. PURNELL,
Case No. 5:18-cv-02113-EJD Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT 10 CITY OF SUNNYVALE POLICE Re: Dkt. No. 104 DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants.
Pro se Plaintiff Georgette G. Purnell brought this action against Defendants Clyde Cheng and Puaolena Reis (collectively “Defendants”) for violations of her civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 arising out of her arrest of December 30, 2016. Now before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, Or Alternatively, Partial Summary Judgment Pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure. Dkt. No. 104. The Court took the motion under submission for decision without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). For the reasons stated below, the motion is GRANTED. I. Background In December 2016, Ms. Purnell finished her work shift…