Young

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAMAR YOUNG,

Case No. 21-cv-08131-DMR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SGT. STENGER, et al., CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; STAYING ACTION; AND Defendants. REFERRING FOR SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS

I. INTRODUCTION This is a civil rights case filed by self-represented Plaintiff Lamar Young pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The operative complaint is the amended complaint. Dkt. 15. He seeks monetary and punitive damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. Id. at 4-5.1 Plaintiff alleges that the following Defendants employed by the Antioch Police Department (“APD”) used excessive force against him during an interrogation on October 29, 2020 in West County Detention Center in Contra Costa County: Sergeant James Stenger;…