Shiflett
Shiflett v. City of San Leandro
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 San Francisco Division 11 SORRELL SHIFLETT, Case No. 21-cv-07802-LB
12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
13 v. Re: ECF No. 90 14 CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT 18 The plaintiff sued the City of San Leandro and two San Leandro police officers, Anthony 19 Pantoja and Ismael Navarro, claiming excessive force and other civil-rights violations after Officer 20 Pantoja struck him with a baton and Officer Navarro tased him during an encounter in October 21 2019. The plaintiff was mentally disabled as a result of a 2008 traumatic brain injury (TBI) and 22 allegedly suffered significant additional injuries as a result of this incident, including brain bleeds, 23 strokes, and a dislocated shoulder.1 24 25 26 1 Am. Compl. – ECF No. 35 at 5–7 (¶¶ 17, 23–27) (facts about incident), 10–13 (¶¶ 33–47) (claims of 27 excessive force, unlawful seizure, a Title II ADA violation,…