Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-casd-3_15-cv-02235/USCOURTS-casd-3_15-cv-02235-4/pdf.json

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

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEMETRICE SIGHTLER,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF SAN DIEGO, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 15cv2235-LAB (MSB)

ORDER ON REMAND

In March 2018, this Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ Motion 

for Summary Judgment. As relevant here, the Court found that the City of San Diego was 

not liable for harms to Plaintiff Demetrice Sightler, but that there were triable issues of 

fact as to whether the individual officers were liable. It also held that the individual officers 

were not entitled to qualified immunity. The Ninth Circuit disagreed, finding that while 

Sightler plausibly alleged the officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights, he had not 

identified “sufficiently specific constitutional precedents to alert [Defendants that their] 

particular conduct was unlawful.” Shafer v. Cty. of Santa Barbara, 868 F.3d 1110, 1118 

(9th Cir. 2017). Accordingly, the appellate court reversed with directions to enter 

judgment in favor of the individual officers. 

In light of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, no further proceedings are necessary in this 

Court. The clerk is directed to (1) spread the Ninth Circuit’s mandate, (2) enter judgment 

in favor of the City of San Diego and Officers Nisleit, McClain, Pimienta, Johnson, Longen, 

Case 3:15-cv-02235-LAB-MSB Document 109 Filed 10/21/19 PageID.<pageID> Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

and Harbin, and (3) close the case. The hearing currently scheduled for November 25, 

2019 is VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 21, 2019

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

Chief United States District Judge

Case 3:15-cv-02235-LAB-MSB Document 109 Filed 10/21/19 PageID.<pageID> Page 2 of 2