Stephen Gesell v. City of Cottonwood, et al.

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Stephen Gesell, No. CV-24-08090-PCT-DWL 10 Plaintiff, ORDER 11 v. 12 City of Cottonwood, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 15 Stephen Gesell (“Plaintiff”), the former Chief of Police of the City of Cottonwood 16 (“Cottonwood”), has sued Cottonwood and assorted current and former Cottonwood 17 officials for wrongful termination, defamation, due process violations, and various 18 statutory infractions. In March 2025, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s sole federal claim— 19 a due process claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983—and…