Call
Call v. Badgley
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Gilliam, J.
AMENDED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN PART AND REMANDING REMAINING STATE LAW CLAIMS
Plaintiff Jason Call brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and California law *1056 against Humboldt County and individual officers employed by the State of California, Humboldt County, and the City of Eureka (collectively, “Defendants”), following the execution of a search warrant at his home. 1 Pending before this Court are two motions for summary judgment filed by the State of California defendants, Dkt. No. 77, and the Humboldt County and City of Eureka defendants, Dkt. No. 94. For the reasons articulated below, the motions are GRANTED IN PART. The Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs remaining causes of action, all of which arise under state law, so those causes of action are REMANDED to Humboldt County Superior Court, case no. DR150282.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
The relevant facts giving rise to this lawsuit are generally undisputed, except where indicated below.
1. Obtaining Search Warrant
In 2011, State Defendant Nelsen of the California Department of Justice was investigating non-party Ryan Hutson as a…