Troy Norvell v. The County of Santa Clara
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 TROY NORVELL, Case No. 16-cv-07293-BLF
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., [Re: ECF 59] Defendants.
12 Plaintiff, Mr. Troy Norvell, brought this suit against the County of Santa Clara (the 13 “County”), the County’s Sheriff’s Department (the “Department”), and three unidentified county sheriff deputies (together with the County and the Department, “Defendants”) on December 22, 2016, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and various California state laws. See Compl., ECF 17 1. This suit arises from an alleged incident of excessive force during the custodial transfer of Mr. 18 Norvell on March 1, 2016 and claims for denial of medical care and racial harassment. See id. The 19 County filed a motion for summary judgment (“Motion”) on August 6, 2020. See Mot., ECF 59. 20 Mr. Norvell has not responded to the Motion. For the reasons below, the…