Sanders
Sanders v. City of National City
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHEENA SANDERS, an individual Case No.: 20-cv-00085-AJB-BLM
12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY; OFFICER
SAKAMOTO; and DOES 1-10, (Doc. No. 5)
16 Defendants. 17 Before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s Monell municipality liability claim and her request for punitive damages. (Doc. No. 5 at 6, 8–16.)1 For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Sheena Sanders brings this civil action against Defendants, City of National City (“National City”), and Officer Sakamoto and Does 1-10 (Defendant Officers). (Doc. No. 1 at 2–3.) The following facts are taken from Plaintiff’s Complaint. Between the late evening to early morning hours on or about February 18, 2020, while Plaintiff and her fiancé were retiring to their bedroom, Defendant Officers loudly
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