Verdugo
Verdugo v. City of Calexico
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUAN JOSE GARCIA VERDUGO, Case No.: 3:22-cv-01418-RSH-LR Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
CITY OF CALEXICO; CHIEF
MOTION TO STAY
GONZALO GERARDO, in his individual 15 and official capacity; and DOES 1 through [ECF No. 10] 10, inclusive; Defendants. 18 The Parties jointly move the Court to stay this action pending resolution of a criminal proceeding currently pending in the Imperial Superior Court against Plaintiff Juan Jose Garcia Verdugo. ECF No. 10. For the reasons below, the Motion is granted. I. Background On September 19, 2022, Plaintiff filed this action against Defendants the City of Calexico, Calexico Police Chief Gonzalo Gerardo, and Does 1 through 10. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff alleges eight causes of action: (1) a Fourth Amendment violation for excessive force under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; (2) a Monell claim for an unconstitutional custom, practice, or policy under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; (3) a violation of the Bane Act, Cal. Civ. Code §…