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J. Gee grants the family members' request for attorney fees following a $10 million judgment in their favor in their lawsuit stemming from the officer's fatal shooting of their loved one in 2016. The family's counsel seeks $1.5 million in attorney fees, though the hours spent reviewing the county's ex parte application to quash subpoena and request protective order are decreased, so counsel shall receive $1.4 million in attorney fees.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Gee, Filed On: March 29, 2024, Case #: 5:18cv762, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Attorney Fees
J. Gee grants police officers' motion for summary judgment regarding an individual's allegations of unreasonable search and seizure and violation of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights stemming from his arrest following a traffic stop. Officers saw a bottle of codeine in plain view, found methamphetamine paraphernalia in the vehicle and used force to handcuff the individual, who the claim resisted arrest. The officers had probable cause to initiate the traffic stop and the search of the vehicle was not unconstitutional. A reasonable juror could find that an officer's use of a taser on constituted excessive force. The officer is entitled to qualified immunity.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Gee, Filed On: February 19, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv4909, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights
J. Gee denies the packaging company's motion to exclude all evidence of racial animus from the employee's racial discrimination and harassment claims, which allege that the packaging company's supervisor retaliated on the basis on racial animus when the employee attempted to take medical leave for his disability. Although the packaging company received summary judgment against the employee's racial discrimination and harassment claims, the employee may present evidence of his perceived mistreatment in the workplace, though not present evidence of any complaint of racial discrimination, because the employee can explain how the perception of racial discrimination exacerbated his disability, which is still a viable claim.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Gee, Filed On: July 12, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv9853, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Evidence, Employment Discrimination
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J. Gee finds in favor of the jewelry company for its claim alleging that it loaned the businessman $1 million to buy a large quality of "Air Queen" face masks from Sysco, and he did not repay it within 48 hours. The businessman asserts that the owner of the jewelry company must comply with oral promises to "get the masks sold" under their original settlement agreement, but their amended agreement precludes any oral promises, so the businessman cannot assert that the owner fraudulently induced him to sign the amended agreement.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Gee, Filed On: June 5, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv4494, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Fraud, Settlements, Contract