Howard Iten v. County of Los Angeles

Case 2:21-cv-00486-DDP-JEM Document Filed 04/15/ Page 1 of Page ID #:529

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4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 HOWARD ITEN, ) Case No. CV 21-00486 DDP (JEMx) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION ) TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) COMPLAINT ) Defendant. ) [Dkt. 33] ___________________________ ) 17 Presently before the court is Defendant County of Los Angeles (“the County”)’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). Having considered the submissions of the parties and heard oral argument, the court grants the motion and adopts the following Order. I. Background Plaintiff Howard Iten is part-owner of a commercially zoned property in the County of Los Angeles. (FAC ¶ 8.) Beginning in March 2020, the County imposed a moratorium on commercial tenant evictions for nonpayment of rent related to the COVID-19 global 28 Case 2:21-cv-00486-DDP-JEM Document…