LLoyd

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC ANTHONY ALSTON, JR., No. 2:18-cv-02420-TLN-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants. 16 Before the court is plaintiff Eric Alston, Jr.’s motion for sanctions against defendant Ken Lloyd. (ECF No. 64.) Defendant filed an opposition, (ECF No. 65), and plaintiff filed a reply. (ECF No. 66.) Pursuant to Local Rule 230(g), the court ordered that the matter be submitted on the papers. (ECF No. 67.) For the reasons below, the court denies plaintiff’s motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this suit against the City of Sacramento, Sheriff Scott Jones, and other city officials for injuries he allegedly sustained while being arrested for a domestic violence incident. Plaintiff allegedly fell and hurt his knee while being loaded into the patrol car. (ECF No. 1 ¶ 24.) He was taken to the hospital, and after he was treated, the deputies took him to jail. Plaintiff alleges that upon arriving at the…