Dibbern

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 JEFFREY DIBBERN, Case No. 1:22-cv-00723-CDB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO BIFURCATE LIABILITY

v. AND DAMAGES PORTIONS OF TRIAL 14 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al., ( Doc. 71) Defendants. 17 18 Introduction Plaintiff Jeffrey Dibbern asserts claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against Defendants City of Bakersfield, Anthony Kidwell, Nghia Duong, and Fabian Salazar, based on Defendants’ alleged actions in connection with a law enforcement encounter between Plaintiff and Defendants and others on December 30, 2021, in Bakersfield, as alleged in the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). (Doc. 50). In the FAC, Plaintiff asserts causes of action for: (1) 42 U.S.C § 1983 - Violation of the Fourth Amendment - Excessive Force; (2) 42 U.S.C § 1983 - Violation of the Fourteenth Amendment - Denial of Medical Care; (3) 42 U.S.C § 1983 - Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights; (4) Violation of California Civil Code § 52.1; (5) Battery/Assault; (6) 28 …