Whyte
Whyte v. City of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL WHYTE, an individual; Case No. 21cv1159-LAB-MDD DORION JACKETT, an individual; KANIUS HILL, an individual, ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO
Plaintiffs, DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT [DKT. 9] v. 15 CITY OF SAN DIEGO, a municipality; SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER (badge # unknown), an individual; and DOES 1-25, inclusive, 18 Defendants.
Plaintiffs Michael Whyte, Dorion Jackett, and Kanius Hill (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed suit against Defendants City of San Diego (the “City”) and San Diego Police Department Officer Trevor Sterling (“Officer Sterling”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for alleged civil rights and state law violations related to a traffic stop on June 2, 2020. Plaintiffs allege that, despite having broken no laws, they were unlawfully pulled over by Officer Sterling and subjected to “illegal and gestapo tactics” simply on account of their race. The stop did not…