Vargas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 PATRICK VARGAS, No. 2:22-cv-01454 WBS CSK Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE:

DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR

CITY OF TRACY; SOUTH SAN SUMMARY JUDGMENT

JOAQUIN COUNTY FIRE

AUTHORITY; RANDALL BRADLEY, in his individual and official capacities; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, 18 Defendants. 19 20 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiff Patrick Vargas brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and California state law against defendants City of Tracy (“City”), South San Joaquin County Fire Authority (“SSJC Fire Authority” or “Fire Authority”), and Randall Bradley. (Third Am. Compl. (“TAC”) (Docket No. 37).) Defendants move for summary judgment. (Docket Nos. 99-100 (“City MSJ”), No. 101 (“Bradley MSJ”), No. 102 (“Fire Authority MSJ”).) I. Facts Plaintiff began working as a firefighter for the Tracy Rural Fire Department in 1994. (See Patrick Vargas…