Novac
Novac v. County of Sacramento
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Filip Novac; Iudita Novac; No. 2:18-cv-02232-JAM-KJN A.N., a minor by and through his guardian ad litem; et al., ORDER GRANTING IN PART Plaintiffs, DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS; AND SUA SPONTE ORDER DECLINING v. SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION 15 County of Sacramento, a public entity; et al., Defendants. 18 On August 15, 2018 Plaintiffs filed a civil rights action against the County of Sacramento and four social workers for the Sacramento Department of Health & Human Services (“DHHS”)—Chandra Stewart, Catherine Bryant, Sonya Howell, and Tong Vang (collectively “Social Worker Defendants”). Compl., ECF No. 1. Plaintiffs Filip Novac, Iudita Novac, and their minor children levy serious allegations against Defendants, contending they interfered with Filip and Iudita’s parental rights, improperly removed the children from their homes, and allowed those children to stay with abusive…