Isaacs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Michael Isaacs, No. 2:24-cv-01707-KJM-DMC Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. City of Susanville, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Michael Isaacs alleges officers of the City of Susanville Police Department picked him up and “body slammed him to the ground” without provocation during an arrest in 19 late 2022. See Compl. Jf 33-44, ECF No. 1. He asserts a claim against the officers under 42 US.C. § 1983 and the Fourth Amendment. See id. □□ 45-56. He also asserts a claim against the city under Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978). See Compl. §§ 116-23. He alleges the city’s police department had an unconstitutional “policy, custom, and/or practice” to use “unlawful tactics,” such as “takedown” maneuvers, “when none were 24 warranted or lawful.” /d. § 117. The city moves to dismiss the claim against it under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), and the…