Fox
(PS) Roots v. Fox
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 DONALD ROOTS, No. 2:24-cv-01767-DC-CKD (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO ROBERT W. FOX, et al. AMEND 15 Defendants.
17 Plaintiff initiated this action on June 24, 2024, with a fee-paid complaint. (ECF No. 1.) Because plaintiff proceeds without counsel, this matter was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. On September 18, 2024, defendants Katherine Carlson and Gavin Newsom filed motions to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).1 (ECF Nos. 11, 12.) The complaint names many other defendants who have not appeared in this action. Because plaintiff did not file an opposition as required under Local Rule 230(c), the Court vacated the hearings set for November 13, 2024. (ECF No. 14.) On January 7, 2025, plaintiff opposed the motions. (ECF No. 15.) Defendant Newsom filed a reply. (ECF No. 17.) 27 Defendant…