Michael A. DiMatteo v. Hurdle Clay Jacke, II et al.

I. INTRODUCTION

On June 10, 2024, plaintiff Michael DiMatteo (“DiMatteo”) filed his complaint in the Los Angeles Superior Court. The Complaint alleges four claims for relief against defendants the Honorable Hurdle Clay Jacke, II (“Jacke’’), the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (the “Sheriff's Department”), Los Angeles County (the “County”), Sheriff's Deputy Adam Kennedy (“Deputy Kennedy”), and Does 1 through 10 for (1) violation of his First Amendment rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ 1983”); (2) violation of his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment due process rights pursuant to§ 1983; (3) violation of his Sixth Amendment rights pursuant to § 1983; and (4) violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12132. Dkt. 1-1 (‘Complaint’). On February 3, 2025, defendants removed the case to this Court on the basis of federal question jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1331(a), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441(a) and (c) and 1443. Dkt. 1. On February 18, 2025, the Sheriff's Department, the County, and Deputy Kennedy (collectively,…