Hartsell
Hartsell v. San Diego, County of
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL A. HARTSELL, ) No. 16-cv-1094-LAB-LL ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER: ) v. ) 1) DENYING MOTION FOR 14 ) JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; SAN ) LAW [Dkt. 228];
DIEGO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF ) 2) DENYING MOTION FOR A NEW
16 TRENTON STROH; DOES 1-15, ) TRIAL [Dkt. 228]; and ) 3) GRANTING MOTION TO RETAX Defendants. ) COSTS [Dkt. 236] 18 )
Shortly before dawn on May 21, 2015, a multi-agency, DEA-organized narcotics task force attempted to serve a search warrant at Plaintiff Michael Hartsell’s home. The task force, aware that Hartsell was a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history, tried to gain entry through the locked gate. Hartsell’s friend, Michael Ferguson, saw the task force from the bedroom and warned Hartsell. Both fled through the back door, with the task force in pursuit. Task force…