Meraz
Eliceo Meraz v. City of Bakersfield, et al.
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 ON STIPULATION DELAYING
BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON DEFENDANTS’
v. HECK BAR MOTION
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al., (Doc. 61)
Defendants. ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING
CONFERENCE ON JANUARY 27, 2026
16 (Doc. 5) 17 Relevant Background Plaintiff Eliceo Meraz (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action with the filing of a complaint in state court against Defendants City of Bakersfield and Bakersfield Police Officers Sandeep Malhi and Kevin Shipton (“Defendants”) 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). On August 26, 2021, the Court granted Defendants’ motion to stay this action pending the resolution of a state court criminal case against Plaintiff arising from the same November 2020 incident at issue in this civil action. (Doc. 8). The Court reasoned that a stay…