(PS) James v. Sacramento County

District Court, E.D. California·Decided February 12, 2025·No. 2:18-cv-00180·Unknown

Opinion

DANIEL JAMES, No. 2:18-cv-00180-DAD-SCR Plaintiff, v. TENTATIVE PRETRIAL ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY, et al., Defendants. On February 10, 2025, the court conducted a final pretrial conference in this case. Plaintiff appeared at the hearing in pro per and attorney Jonathan B. Paul appeared as counsel for defendants. Having considered the parties’ pretrial statements and the views of the parties as expressed at the conference, the court issues this tentative pretrial order. Plaintiff Daniel James brings this civil rights action against defendants Sacramento County, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, McMahon, Lee, E. Meier, C. Robinson, Pitto, Vlasak, P. Rivera, Scott R. Jones, Ramos Quintanilla, Gleason, Parker, Brown, and Williams, asserting claims arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s third amended complaint (TAC) alleges he was repeatedly falsely arrested, subjected to excessive use of force, denied medical attention, had his blood taken without his consent, and was denied access to the courts. ///// ///// I. JURISDICTION/VENUE Jurisdiction is predicated on 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Jurisdiction is not contested. Venue is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(2). Venue is not contested. Both parties have demanded a jury trial. The jury will consist of eight jurors. III. UNDISPUTED FACTS1 1. At all relevant times, Deputy Lee, Deputy Robinson, Deputy McMahon, Deputy Pitto, Deputy Vlasak, Deputy Ramos-Quintanilla, Deputy Gleason, Deputy Brown, Deputy Parker, and Deputy Williams were employed by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department as deputy sheriffs within the County of Sacramento. 2. On August 15, 2016, Monica Meija obtained a temporary restraining order against plaintiff Daniel James in Sacramento County Superior Court Case No.: 16DV02252 which restrained the plaintiff from being within 100 yards of Ms. Meija or her residence until the hearing on September 2, 2016. 3. On September 2, 2016, the Sacramento County Superior Court renewed the temporary restraining order against Daniel James until September 23, 2016. 4. In the early morning hours of September 7, 2016, plaintiff was arrested by California Highway Patrol Officer M. Riffie and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of violating California Vehicle Code § 14601.2(A) Driving When Privilege to Drive Was Suspended/Revoked for DUI/Drugs and California Vehicle Code § 23152(E) Driving a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Any Drug. 5. On September 23, 2016, Monica Meija obtained a domestic violence restraining order against plaintiff in Sacramento County Superior Court Case No.: 16DV02252 which /////

1 Defendants are prepared to agree to the following as undisputed facts, though defendants are unaware of plaintiff’s position on whether they are undisputed. As discussed in the pretrial conference, plaintiff, Mr. James, is instructed to identify which, if any, of the proposed undisputed facts he agrees are undisputed in his objections to this tentative pretrial order. Any explanations or argument regarding why any facts are disputed will not be considered by the court. Prohibited him from being within 100 yards of her or her residence located at 4407 Oakhollow Drive, Apt. #40, in Sacramento, California and was valid for three years. 6. On February 10, 2017, plaintiff was arrested at Monica Meija’s residence by Deputies Clinton Robinson and Eric Meier and charged with violation of California Penal Code § 273.6 – Violation of Protection Order. 7. On March 22, 2017, plaintiff was arrested at Monica Meija’s residence by Deputies J. Prue and Joseph McMahon and charged with violation of Penal Code § 273.6 – Violation of a Protection Order. 8. On March 6, 2018, plaintiff was arrested within the presence of Monica Meija by Deputies Casey Pitto and Patrick Vlasak and charged with violation of Penal Code § 273.6 – Violation of a Protection Order. Said deputies also arrested Monica Meija and she was charged with violation of Penal Code § 273.5 – Infliction of Corporal Injury to Spouse/Cohabitant and Penal Code § 245(A)(1) Assault with a Deadly Weapon. 9. On April 28, 2019, plaintiff was arrested by Deputies Austin Brown, Jeffrey Williams, Heber Ramos-Quintanilla and Cayman Gleason and charged with violations of Penal Code § 273.5 – Infliction of Corporal Injury to Spouse or Cohabitant and Penal Code § 273.6(A) – Violation of Court Order to Prevent Domestic Violence. 10. During plaintiff’s arrests on February 10, 2017, March 22, 2017, March 6, 2018, and April 28, 2019, he was in violation of the Domestic Violence Restraining Order issued by the Sacramento County Superior Court in Case No.: 16DV02252. 11. Plaintiff has no economic damage as a result of his encounters with law enforcement on September 7, 2016, February 10, 2017, February 17, 2017, March 22, 2017, March 6, 2018, and April 28, 2019. 12. Plaintiff has not sought or received any treatment for the physical injuries that he attributes to the defendants except through health care practitioners provided by and/or paid for by the County of Sacramento. ///// ///// 13. There are no facts to support plaintiff’s claim against former Sheriff Scott Jones who is sued solely in his individual capacity as he was neither involved in the plaintiff’s arrests nor did he directly supervise any of the deputies involved in the arrests of the plaintiff. IV. DISPUTED FACTUAL ISSUES2 1. The validity of the restraining order at the time of plaintiff’s arrests by Sheriff’s Deputies.3 2. The amount of force and reasonableness of the force, if any, used by Deputy David Lee on September 7, 2016, while plaintiff was being processed following his arrest by the California Highway Patrol. 3. The amount of force and reasonableness of the force, if any, used by Deputies Clifton Robinson and Eric Meier during plaintiff’s arrest of February 10, 2017. 4. The amount of force and reasonableness of the force, if any, used by Deputy Joseph McMahon during plaintiff’s arrest of March 22, 2017. 5. Whether plaintiff had a serious medical need at the time of his arrest by Deputies Casey Pitto and Patrick Vlasak on March 6, 2018. 6. Whether Deputies Casey Pitto and Patrick Vlasak delayed plaintiff’s medical care putting him at substantial risk of suffering serious harm. 7. Whether Deputies Casey Pitto and Patrick Vlasak took reasonable measures to abate or reduce the risk of serious harm to plaintiff. 8. Whether Deputies Casey Pitto and Patrick Vlasak’s conduct after plaintiff’s arrest was objectively reasonable.

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