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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983cv Civil Rights Act - Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DEMETRICE SIGHTLER, 

Plaintiff,

vs. 

CITY OF SAN DIEGO, et al., 

Defendants.

 CASE NO. 15cv2235-LAB (RNB) 

ORDER DENYING CHUMAN 

CERTIFICATION [Dkt. 93] 

 

 Four months ago the Court partially granted Defendants’ motion for summary 

judgment, but denied six San Diego police officers qualified immunity. The officers appealed. 

Demetrice Sightler now asks the Court to certify that appeal as frivolous under Chuman v. 

Wright, 960 F.2d 104 (9th Cir. 1992). Chuman held that if the “district court find[s] that the 

defendants' claim of qualified immunity is frivolous or has been waived, the district court 

may certify, in writing, that defendants have forfeited their right to pretrial appeal, and may 

proceed with trial.” Id. at 105. While the Court stands by its qualified immunity analysis, that 

doesn’t mean the appeal is frivolous, or “so baseless that it does not invoke appellate 

jurisdiction.” Marks v. Clarke, 102 F.3d 1012, 1017-18 n. 8 (1996). The motion is denied. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 27, 2018 

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge 

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