Kyle Zoellner v. Eric Losey
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KYLE CHRISTOPHER ZOELLNER, Case No. 18-cv-04471-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
CITY OF ARCATA, et al., JUDGMENT Defendants. Docket No. 208
12 13 Plaintiff Kyle C. Zoellner has filed a civil rights action against the City of Arcata and several employees of the City Police Department (including Chief Thomas Chapman, Det. Sgt. Todd Dokweiler, Sgt. Eric Losey, Officer Devin Nilsen, Officer Krystle Arminio, and Officer Jacob McKenzie). Mr. Zoellner was arrested by the City police on April 15, 2017, for the murder of Josiah Lawson. He was charged with the crime on April 19, 2017. On May 5, 2017, following a preliminary hearing, the state court dismissed the charges against Mr. Zoellner for lack of probable cause. Mr. Zoellner has asserted causes of action under both federal and state law, including but not limited to unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution.…