Richards

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DENNIS RICHARDS, et al., Case No. 20-cv-01242-JCS

Plaintiffs,

ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

MOTION TO EXCLUDE EXPERT

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING TESTIMONY

INSPECTION OF THE CITY AND

COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 80, 81 Defendants.

I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Dennis Richards, Rachel Swann, and Six Dogs LLC assert that Defendants the City and County of San Francisco (“San Francisco” or the “City”), the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (“DBI”), and DBI employees Edward Sweeney and Mauricio Hernandez retaliated against Plaintiffs, including by canceling permits for renovations of a building Plaintiffs owned, based on Richards’s protected speech as a member of the San Francisco Planning Commission criticizing perceived corruption at DBI. Defendants move for summary judgment and to exclude the opinions of Plaintiffs’ damages expert. The Court held a hearing on November 5, 2021.…