Valenzuela
Valenzuela v. San Diego Police Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CANDACE VALENZUELA, et al., Case No. 19-cv-00002-BAS-BLM Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO DISMISS SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, [ECF No. 14] et al., 15 Defendants. 16 On June 18, 2019, Defendants City of San Diego (“City”), the San Diego Police Department (“SDPD”), and SDPD Officers Christopher Pavle and Erich Bennett1 moved to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) filed by Plaintiffs Candace Valenzuela (“Ms. Valenzuela”), Susan Valenzuela, and J.A.M.J., Ms. Valenzuela’s minor child. (Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 14; Second Am. Compl. (“SAC”), ECF No. 12.) Plaintiffs opposed on August 1, 2019, and Defendants filed a Reply on August 8, 2019. (Opp’n, ECF No. 16; Reply, ECF No. 18.) For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendants’ Motion. 25 26 27 1 The City and SDPD are collectively referred to in this Order as the “Municipal Defendants”;…