Meraz
Meraz v. City of Bakersfield
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ELICEO MERAZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-01146-KES-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER REQURING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT
v. BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO
PROSECUTE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al.,
Defendants. 7-DAY DEADLINE
16 Background Plaintiff Eliceo Meraz initiated this action with the filing of a complaint in state court against Defendant City of Bakersfield and Bakersfield Police Officers Sandeep Malhi and Kevin Shipton on or about June 11, 2021. (Doc. 2, Exhibit 1). Defendants removed the action to this Court on July 29, 2021. (Doc. 2, Notice of Removal). In the complaint, Plaintiff asserts federal civil rights and related state law causes of action against Defendants arising from his encounter with the defendant officers on November 30, 2020, during which the defendant officers allegedly discharged their firearms at and injured Plaintiff. On August 26, 2021, the Court granted Defendants’…