The Estate of Demetrius Stanley v. City of San Jose

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 THE ESTATE OF DEMETRIUS Case No. 22-cv-03000-VKD STANLEY, et al., 9 ORDER (1) GRANTING IN PART AND Plaintiffs, DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS' 10 MOTION FOR SUMMARY v. JUDGMENT; AND (2) DENYING 11 PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL CITY OF SAN JOSE, et al., 12 Re: Dkt. Nos. 38, 41 Defendants.

13 14 This action arises out of a May 31, 2021 deadly encounter between San Jose police officers 15 and Demetrius Stanley, who was at the time the subject of a covert reconnaissance operation. 16 Plaintiff Mimi Lebreton sues for herself and on behalf of the estate of her son, decedent Mr. 17 Stanley, asserting civil rights violations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as several state law 18 claims for relief. In the original complaint, plaintiffs named as defendants the City of San Jose 19 (“City”) and Officers Anthony Baza and…