Torres
Torres v. Hansen
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARIO TORRES, Case No. 16-cv-06607-SI
Plaintiff, ORDER REFERRING PARTIES TO A
DECEMBER 6, 2023 SETTLEMENT
v. CONFERENCE WITH MAGISTRATE
JUDGE SPERO AND SETTING
MIKE HANSEN and DANIEL SMITH, FURTHER STATUS CONFERENCE
FOR DECEMBER 15, 2023
Defendants.
12 On November 15, 2023, after a three day trial and two days of deliberations, the jury reached 13 a verdict as to some of plaintiff’s claims but deadlocked on one claim as to one defendant. The jury 14 reached the following verdict: (1) on Claim 1, Warrantless Entry of Apartment, the jury found in 15 favor of defendants Hansen and Smith; (2) on Claim 2, Excessive Force Prior to Handcuffing, the 16 jury found in favor of defendant Smith and could not reach a verdict as to defendant Hansen; and 17 (3) on Claim 3, Excessive Force After Handcuffing, the jury found in favor of defendant Hansen. 18 In response to questioning from the Court, the jury stated that they could not reach agreement on 19 the…