Arellano

background facts of the incident are ultimately not dispositive on our review

of defendants’ demurrers.4 Arellano’s original May 2016 lawsuit alleged he suffered personal injuries at the hands of law enforcement officers during his November 2010 arrest and while in county jail, causing him to suffer seizures and emotional distress. Defendants filed demurrers, including on grounds Arellano did not state viable causes of action against them under the Act as government entities, and failed to allege compliance with the claims presentation

The People ask this court to take judicial notice of federal court pleadings, orders and a docket, and recount the procedural history of Arellano’s lawsuits in federal and state court, including this action’s removal to and remand from federal court. They argue the materials are relevant to their statute of limitations and claim/issue preclusion arguments. Because we need not reach these arguments, we deny the request as unnecessary to our decision. (See San Diego City Firefighters, Local 145 v. Bd. of Admin. of San Diego City Employees Ret. Sys. (2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 594, 600, fn. 3, citing Jordache Enterprises, Inc. v. Brobeck, Phleger &…