Ahmed Seirafi Co-trustee of the Mohamed Seirafi Family Trust v. City of Riverside

I. INTRODUCTION

On October 25, 2019, plaintiff Mohamed Seirafi filed this action against defendants City of Riverside, a municipal corporation, and James Perry, in his individual capacity. Dkt. 1. (‘Compl.”). Seirafi’s initial complaint alleged that he was discriminated against in connection with a real estate development project he applied to develop in the City of Riverside, and asserted the following claims for relief: (1) violation of equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment (42 U.S.C. § 1983), against Perry; (2) supervisorial liability (42 U.S.C. § 1983), against Perry; and (3) Monell claim (42 U.S.C. § 1983), against the City of Riverside. Id. On January 21, 2020, defendants Perry and City of Riverside (“City” or “Riverside’’) moved to dismiss Seirafi’s initial complaint. Dkt. 18. On February 24, 2020, the Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss without prejudice, finding that plaintiff's claims for relief were time-barred, and stated that plaintiff “shall file an amended complaint within thirty (30) days.” Dkt. 21. On March 25, 2020, Seirafi filed a first amendment complaint (“FAC”), alleging the same three claims for relief. See Dkt. 23…