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I. INTRODUCTION

14 On April 30, 2020, Defendants Caroline Mote, Richard Murdock, Brian Whitemeyer, and 15 City of Oakdale filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 16 Procedure 12(b)(6). (Doc. 4.) After Defendants filed the motion to dismiss, the parties consented 17 to the jurisdiction of a U.S. magistrate judge for all purposes. (Docs. 13, 14.) On May 18, 2020, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed an opposition to the motion, (Doc. 16), 20 and on May 27, 2020, Defendants filed a reply brief, (Doc. 17). The undersigned reviewed the 21 briefs and found the matter suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Local Rule 22 230(g). The hearing set for June 3, 2020, which was previously vacated by the assigned district 23 judge prior to the parties’ consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction, was therefore not re-set. 24 For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss with leave to amend. 27 28 1 Plaintiff filed the complaint in this case on March 10, 2020. (Doc. 1.) The complaint states that on October 3, 2019, Plaintiff spoke with an employee of the City of…