Edward W Morrison v. County of Riverside

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD W MORRISON III and VALERIE PETROFF, Case No. 5:24-cv-01044-PA (GJS) 12 Plaintiffs ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE v. 14 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiffs initiated this action by filing a petition that seeks relief from California’s statutory requirements for bringing a claim against a government entity. [See Docket 1, “Petition for Relief from Provisions of Government Code § 945.4” (“Petition”)] These statutory provisions are commonly known as the California Tort Claims Act (“CTCA”) – see California Government Code § 810 et seq. – and establish the procedural framework that must be followed to sue a California government entity for damages. Compliance with these procedural rules, including those requiring the filing of an administrative claim within the applicable statute of limitations (usually six months), is a prerequisite to the filing of a civil action alleging state law claims against public entities. (See Cal.…