Johnson v. City of Atwater
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LORI JOHNSON, et al., No. 1:19-cv-00237-DAD-SAB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS
CITY OF ATWATER, et al., (Doc. No. 27) Defendants.
16 This matter came before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. (Doc. No. 27.) A hearing on the motion was held on December 17, 2019. Attorney Kerry Margason appeared telephonically on behalf of plaintiffs. Attorney Bruce Praet appeared telephonically on behalf of defendants. Having reviewed the parties’ briefing and heard oral argument, and for the reasons set forth below, the court grants defendants’ motion to dismiss. This action is the latest in a string of actions that plaintiffs Lori and Richard Johnson (collectively, “plaintiffs”) have filed against the City of Atwater and its officials. On January 18, 2019, plaintiffs filed this action in the Merced County Superior Court. (Doc. No. 1, Ex. 1.) Defendants removed…