Dudgeon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL DUDGEON,

Case No. 19-cv-05615-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR COUNTY OF SONOMA, et al., SUMMARY JUDGMENT 10 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 84

12 I. INTRODUCTION This case arises out of an incident that occurred on January 23, 2019 (“the Incident”), when Sonoma County deputy sheriff Robert Woodworth responded to a 911 call placed by Daniel Dudgeon’s wife, Breana. It is undisputed that Deputy Woodworth entered Mr. Dudgeon’s home and that in the course of the encounter Deputy Woodworth struck Mr. Dudgeon in the head. In this action, Mr. Dudgeon asserts an excessive force claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fourth Amendment against Deputy Woodworth (Claim One) and a Monell claim against the County of Sonoma based on inadequate training with respect to use of force (Claim Two). Mr. Dudgeon also asserts claims against Deputy Woodworth and the County of…