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ORDER GRANTING CURTIS HAZELL’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO FIRST AND THIRD CAUSES OF ACTION [179]; DENYING COOLEY, SOWDERS, AND LIVESAY’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO REMAINING CLAIMS SET FORTH IN THE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT [200]; GRANTING LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO REMAINING CLAIMS SET FORTH IN THE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT [197]

I. INTRODUCTION

Currently before the Court are Defendants Curtis Hazell (“Hazell”), Steve Cooley (“Cooley”), Steven Sowders (“Sowders”), Curt Livesay (“Livesay”), and Los Angeles County’s (“County”) (collectively, “Defendants”) various Motions for Summary Judgment (“MSJs”). (Dkt. # s 179, 197, 200.) After careful consideration of the briefing and evidence submitted in support of and in opposition to each of these Motions, the record in this case, and the arguments offered by the parties at the August 23, 2010 hearing on these matters, the Court rules on each of Defendants’ Motions as follows.

II. UNDISPUTED FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff David Eng (“Plaintiff’ or “Eng”) has been employed by the County as a Deputy District Attorney (“DDA”) in the District Attorney’s Office (“DAO”) since July 1984, and has…