Alex Rios v. City of Arcadia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 ALEX RIOS, ) Case No. 2:25-cv-01118-JC ) Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND v. ) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION ) CITY OF ARCADIA, et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) _______________________________ ) On or about January 22, 2024, Plaintiff Alex Rios (“Plaintiff”), who is proceeding pro se, filed a Complaint against the City of Arcadia and its Deputy City Manager Justine Bruno (collectively “Defendants”) in Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 25STLC00524 (“State Case”). (See Docket No. 1). On February 10, 2025, Defendants removed the State Case to this United States District Court, initiating the instant federal action which was assigned to this Court. (Docket Nos. 1, 6).1 /// 25 26 1As the parties were properly notified of, and did not exercise their right to decline to consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge within the requisite time, they have been deemed to have knowingly and voluntarily consented to…