Cory Mac A Ghobhainn v. City of Los Angeles

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CORY MAC A’GHOBHAINN, ) Case No. 2:23-cv-07613-SP ) Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND v. ) ) ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND ) DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR CITY OF LOS ANGELES, et al., ) ) JUDMENT ON THE PLEADINGS Defendants. ) ) ) ) 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION On July 10, 2023, plaintiff Cory Mac A’Ghobhainn filed a complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court against defendants City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) Officer Karen A. Cruz and Sergeant Alexander Kim. Plaintiff alleges defendants violated her rights to protest using amplified sound and freely move and assemble. Defendants removed the action to this court on September 13, 2023. Plaintiff asserts seven causes of action, claiming violations of: (1) California Civil Code § 52.1 (“Bane Act”); (2) California Civil…