California Northern District Court
Judge:Charles R Breyer
Case #: 5:20-cv-04157
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Jun 24, 2020
Last checked: Monday Dec 21, 2020 2:03 AM PST
Defendant
City of Palo Alto
City Hall, 8th Floor 250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Represented By
Jon Allen Heaberlin
Rankin L Stock L Heaberlin | Oneal
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Defendant
Palo Alto Police Department
Represented By
Jon Allen Heaberlin
Rankin L Stock L Heaberlin | Oneal
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Defendant
John Alaniz
Represented By
Todd Holton Master
Howard Rome Martin & Ridley LLP
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Defendant
Ben Becchetti
Represented By
Jon Allen Heaberlin
Rankin L Stock L Heaberlin | Oneal
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Defendant
Brian Connelly
Represented By
Todd Holton Master
Howard Rome Martin & Ridley LLP
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Defendant
Thomas Alan Destefano, Jr.
Represented By
Mark E. Davis
Davis & Young, Aplc
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Defendant
Nick Enberg
Represented By
Todd Holton Master
Howard Rome Martin & Ridley LLP
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Defendant
Dujuan E. Green
Represented By
Dale L. Allen, Jr.
Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth LLP
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Kevin Patrick Allen
Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth LLP
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Defendant
Ian Johnson
Represented By
Dale L. Allen, Jr.
Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth LLP
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Kevin Patrick Allen
Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth LLP
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Defendant
Chief Robert Jonsen
Represented By
Jon Allen Heaberlin
Rankin L Stock L Heaberlin | Oneal
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Defendant
Priess
Represented By
Todd Holton Master
Howard Rome Martin & Ridley LLP
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Defendant
Lisa Scheff
Represented By
Jon Allen Heaberlin
Rankin L Stock L Heaberlin | Oneal
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Plaintiff
Julio Arevalo
Represented By
Cody Bryan Kensit Salfen
The Salfen Law Firm
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Samuel Jackson Gordon
The Gordon Law Group
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1. Federal lawsuit alleges Palo Alto police engaged in pattern of abuse (paloaltoonline.com)
Submitted Tue 06/30/2020
Docket last updated: 89 minutes ago
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
10 10 service Summons Returned Executed Tue 07/28 3:03 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Julio Arevalo. Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen served on 7/28/2020, answer due 8/18/2020. Proof of Service + Declaration Re: Service (Salfen, Cody)
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Thursday, June 25, 2020
9 9 notice Notice of Appearance Thu 06/25 10:42 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by Samuel Jackson Gordon (Gordon, Samuel)
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
8 8 service Summons Issued Wed 06/24 5:43 PM
Summons Issued as to City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto Police Agent Thomas Alan Destefano Jr., Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen, Palo Alto Police Department, Palo Alto Police Department Public Safety Program Manager/Records Manager Lisa Scheff, Palo Alto Police Lt. Ben Becchetti, Palo Alto Police Officer Brian Connelly, Palo Alto Police Officer Ian Johnson, Palo Alto Police Officer Nick Enberg, Palo Alto Police Officer Priess, Palo Alto Police Sgt. Dujuan E. Green, Palo Alto Police Sgt. John Alaniz. (cv, COURT STAFF)
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7 7 misc Proposed Summons Wed 06/24 3:50 PM
Proposed Summons. (Salfen, Cody)
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6 6 notice Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures Wed 06/24 3:48 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Julio Arevalo Certificate of No Interested Parties (Salfen, Cody)
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5 5 misc Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge Wed 06/24 3:33 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Julio Arevalo.. (Salfen, Cody)
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4 4 order Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines Wed 06/24 3:18 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 9/22/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/29/2020 09:30 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 6, 4th Floor. (cv, COURT STAFF)
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3 3 utility ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake Wed 06/24 12:43 PM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 7/8/2020. (mbcS, COURT STAFF)
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2 2 oth_evt Clerk's Notice Wed 06/24 12:31 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE If there are changes that need to be made on civil cover sheet or complaint, Please file an amended civil cover sheet or complaint. Email changes are not permitted. Case will be assigned randomly. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (asS, COURT STAFF)
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1 1 cmp Complaint Wed 06/24 12:48 AM
COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL RIGHTS against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-14615478.). Filed byJulio Arevalo.(Salfen, Cody)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Case Cover Sheet