Chavez
Chavez v. City of California City
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICARDO CHAVEZ, No. 1:19-cv-00646-DAD-JLT Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS
CITY OF CALIFORNIA, et al., (Doc. No. 28) Defendants.
16 This matter is before the court on a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”) filed by defendants City of California City (the “City”) and four of its police officers (collectively, “defendants”). (Doc. No. 28.) A hearing on the motion was held on November 5, 2019. Attorney Herbert John Hayden appeared telephonically on behalf of plaintiff Ricardo Chavez (“plaintiff”). Attorney Patrick Daniel Moriarty appeared telephonically on behalf of defendants. The court has considered the parties’ briefs and oral arguments and, for the reasons set forth below, will grant defendants’ motion to dismiss without leave to amend. BACKGROUND In his FAC, plaintiff alleges as follows. On or about April 7, 2019, plaintiff…