Guy
Guy v. Lorenzen
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEOVANTE L. GUY, Case No. 20-cv-02027-BAS-BLM
Plaintiff,
ORDER:
v. (1) GRANTING IN PART AND MATTHEW LORENZEN, et al.,
DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’
Defendants. MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF No. 6);
16 (2) DENYING DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR A STAY; AND
18 (3) GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 This action arises from a tragic sequence of events which led to Plaintiff Deovante L. Guy being severely injured by oncoming traffic while being detained by a police officer in the middle of the road. Plaintiff brought the present action against the City of San Diego, the arresting officer, and other officers on the scene of the incident, raising state-law claims and federal civil rights claims. The Court is asked to decide whether parts of Plaintiff’s Complaint should be dismissed for failure to state a claim under the doctrine of…