Vasquez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 MARIA ELENA VASQUEZ, et al., Case No. 5:19-cv-08441-EJD Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS CITY OF SAN JOSE, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 22 Defendants.

This case arises out of the shooting and death of Jennifer Vasquez at the hands of law enforcement on Christmas morning in 2018. Ms. Vasquez’s parents, Maria Elena Vasquez and Jose de Jesus Ramos (“Plaintiffs”) brought claims against Defendants the City of San Jose and San Jose Police Officers Marco Mercado, Mitchell Stimson, Eliseo Anaya, and Mark Koska (together “Defendants”) for Excessive Force under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, Violation of the California Bane Act, Battery, and Negligence. Dkt. No. 18, First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to…