Estate of Gerardo Cruz-Sanchez v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESTATE OF GERARDO CRUZ- Case No.: 17-cv-569-AJB-NLS SANCHEZ, by and through his successor- 12 in-interest Paula Garcia Rivera, et al., ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ Plaintiffs,

AMENDED MOTION FOR

14 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

et al., (Doc. No. 107) Defendants. 18 Presently before the Court is Defendants’ amended motion for summary judgment. (Doc. No. 107.) Plaintiff filed a response to Defendants’ motion. (Doc. No. 108.) On December 20, 2018, the Court held a hearing on the instant motion. Based on the arguments presented in the briefing as well as at the hearing, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants’ amended motion for summary judgment. BACKGROUND The instant matter revolves around the arrest, incarceration and eventual death of Gerardo Cruz-Sanchez. (See generally…