DJCBP Corporation v. City of Baldwin Park

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

The Court finds this motion appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. Local Rule 7-15. Accordingly, the hearing date of June 3, 2024, is vacated, and the matter is hereby taken under submission. The facts of this case are well-known to the parties and set forth in the Court’s March 15, 2024 order. Dkt. 91. On January 18, 2023, plaintiffs DJCBP Corporation d/b/a/ Tier One Consulting (“Tier One Consulting”) and David Ju initiated this action against defendants City of Baldwin Park (the “City”); Robert Nacionales Tafoya, former Baldwin Park City Attorney; Anthony Willoughby II (“Willoughby”), former Baldwin Park Deputy City Attorney; Ricardo Pacheco, former Baldwin Park City Council member; Isaac Galvan, former Mayor of the City of Compton; Lourdes Morales, former Baldwin Park Deputy City Clerk; Manuel Lozano, former Baldwin Park Mayor: and Does 1 through 50, inclusive. Dkt. 1. On February 10, 2023, defendant Willoughby filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Dkt. 12. On February 23, 2023, the City filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs’…