Steinmeir

Steinmeir v. County of San Diego

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaJanuary 23, 20203:18-cv-01603California8,565 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 SUZANNE STEINMEIER, Case No.: 18cv1603 JM (WVG) Plaintiff, v. AMENDED1 ORDER DENYING

DEPUTY FRANK LEYVA’S AND

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; SAN

DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY KENNETH EDWARDS’

DEPARTMENT; SHERIFF WILLIAM MOTION FOR SUMMARY GORE; FRANK LEYVA; KENNETH JUDGMENT, OR IN THE

EDWARDS; PETER ALVARADO; ALTERNATIVE, FOR

BRIAN KEENE; WILLIS WHITED; and SUMMARY ADJUDICATION DOES 3 through 10, Defendants. 17 In this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Plaintiff Suzanne Steinmeier (“Plaintiff”) alleges San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies Frank Leyva and Kenneth Edwards (“the Deputies”) used excessive force in violation of her Fourth Amendment rights when they struck her multiple times after she kicked a police dog that was biting her wife. The Deputies now move for summary judgment. (Doc. No. 34.) The motion has been fully briefed and the…

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