Thurl H. Light, II v. Officer D. Sotaso
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THURL H. LIGHT, II, Case No. 1:24-cv-01508-JLT-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
GRANT IN PART AND DENY IN PART
v. DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS OFFICER D. SOTASO, (Doc. No. 17) Defendant. FOURTEEN DAY DEADLINE 16 Pending before the court is Defendant D. Sotaso’s motion to dismiss filed on July 24, 2025. (Doc. No. 17). Plaintiff did not file an amended complaint nor an opposition to defendant’s motion to dismiss and the time to do so has expired. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a); E.D. Cal. Local Rule 230 (l) (affording twenty-one days to file an opposition). This matter is deemed submitted on the record before the court. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the district court grant in part and deny in part Defendant’s motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a pro se civil rights complaint on December 11, 2024. (Doc.…