Legal Opinion

Matthew Merz v. Cowlitz County, et al.

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided September 24, 2026No. 3:25-cv-05242Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 5 AT TACOMA 6 MATTHEW MERZ, Case No. 3:25-cv-05242-TLF 7 Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING 8 DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR COWLITZ COUNTY, et al., SUMMARY JUDGMENT 9 Defendants. 10 11 This matter comes before the Court on defendants Cowlitz County, Cowlitz 12 County Sheriff’s Department, Cowlitz County Jail, Brad Thurman, Troy Lee, Jason 13 Hammer, and Marin Fox’s (collectively, “defendants”) Motion for Summary Judgment. 14 Dkt. 35. The Doe defendants were dismissed on September 8, 2026. Dkt. 41. 15 The parties have consented to the…

2Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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