(PS) Williams v. City of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONTA WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:24-cv-0768-TLN-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CITY OF SACRAMENTO, Defendant. 16 17 Donta Williams (“plaintiff”) brings this section 1983 action and alleges that the city of Sacramento, the Sacramento Police Department, the “Department of Community Response” and “Forensiclean” violated his rights when they confiscated and destroyed some of his personal property during a sweep of Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento. ECF No. 9 at 2-3, 7. He also claims that he was briefly detained during this sweep. Id. at 7. I previously explained that these municipal defendants can be sued only if plaintiff identifies some policy, custom, or practice that was the moving force behind the violations he alleges. ECF No. 8 at 2. The second amended complaint still fails to identify a specific policy, custom, or practice underlying the alleged violations. Accordingly, I recommend that this…