Arellano
Arellano v. City of Merced
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERNANDO ARELLANO, an individual, Case No. 1:23-cv-01744-KES-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING JULY 19, 2024
HEARING
v.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
CITY OF MERCED, et al., MOTION TO AMEND (Doc. 15) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Fernando Arellano initiated this civil rights action on December 20, 2023, against Defendants City of Merced and DOES 1-50. This case arises out of the alleged use of excessive force to arrest Plaintiff Arellano on April 16, 2023. (Doc. 1 at ¶¶ 7-9.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a first amended complaint to substitute City of Merced Police Officers Tucker Zazueta, D. Thompson, and Mitchell King in place of previously named DOE defendants. (Doc. 15-1 at 1-2.) Defendant City of Merced filed a statement of non- opposition on June 19, 2024. (Doc. 16.) In the absence of opposition, the motion hearing set for July 19, 2024, is VACATED, and the matter is deemed submitted on the current…