C.B. v. Sonora School District

MEMORANDUM DECISION RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW AND MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL AND REMITTITUR

OLIVER W. WANGER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Before the court are Defendants City of Sonora, Chief Mace McIntosh and Officer Hal Prock’s (collectively, “Defendants”), (1) Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (Defs. Mot. JMOL, ECF No. 177) and (2) Motion for New Trial and Remittitur (Defs. Mot. NT, ECF No. 178). Plaintiff C.B., a minor, (“Plaintiff’) opposes both motions. (Pl. Opp’n JMOL, ECF No. 186; Pl. Opp’n NT, ECF No. 188.)

II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This civil rights action…