Quinonez
Quinonez v. Does 1 through 5
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RENE QUINONEZ, et al., Case No. 22-cv-03195-WHO
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION TO DISMISS IN PART AND DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
Defendants. 11 Dkt. Nos. 115, 119, 121
13 Plaintiffs René Quiñonez and Movement Ink LLC (“Movement Ink”) (the “plaintiffs”) 14 allege that United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”) officers unlawfully seized, detained, 15 and searched four of plaintiffs’ packages that contained masks screen-printed with political 16 messages. After four amended complaints, two claims remain: Claim 1 (Trespass to Chattels) 17 and Claim 3 (Interference with Prospective Economic Relations). In their fourth amended 18 complaint (“4AC”), plaintiffs add a novel theory of liability to Claim 1—they now propose that 19 USPIS officers illegally searched their packages both by opening them and by “squeezing” and 20 “sniffing” them. Plaintiffs move for summary judgment on Claim 1 in its…