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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BOB STEELE, et al., No. 2:18-cv-02927-TLN-DMC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER COUNTY OF TEHAMA, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendants County of Tehama (“County”), Tehama County Sheriff’s Office (“Department”), Sheriff Dave Hencratt (“Hencratt”), and Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston’s (“Johnston”) (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (ECF No. 23.) Per the Court’s Order Relating Cases (ECF No. 22), the identical Motion was filed in each related case. Plaintiffs in the related cases — except the Plaintiffs in Case No. 2:18-cv-03021-TLN-DMC — elected to file a single, joint opposition. (ECF No. 26.) Defendants filed a single reply. (ECF No. 29.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.

The related cases are as follows: 2:18-cv-02916-TLN-DMC (Phommathep); 2:18-cv-…