Johnson v. City of Seattle

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

LASNIK, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the Court on a motion filed by defendants The City of Seattle, et al. (collectively, “defendants”) for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ two remaining claims. (Dkt.# 64). Plaintiffs suffered injuries from assaults by third parties that occurred in the Pioneer Square area of Seattle on February 27, 2001 during the “Mardi Gras Riot.”

Plaintiffs allege that defendants, who include the City of Seattle, former Mayor Paul Schell, and Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, violated plaintiffs’…