DeMaria

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Christine DeMaria, et al., No. 2:23-cv-01798-KJM-CSK. Plaintiffs, ORDER v. Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Anthony DeMaria, who goes by Tony, and his wife Christine allege officers of the Yolo County Sheriff's Department unlawfully searched their home and seized a valuable collection of weapons and ammunition. They also allege the officers used excessive force during the search. 20 In this lawsuit they assert several constitutional claims. Defendants move to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), and as explained in this order, that motion is granted in part with leave to amend. 23 I. BACKGROUND The DeMarias live on an 830-acre plot in a remote part of Yolo County near Guinda, California. Compl. § 22, ECF No. 1. Mr. DeMaria is a retired lawyer in his late seventies. See 26 id. § 23. Over the past twenty-five years, he…