(PC) Spears v. Gary Slossberg

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAN SPEARS, No. 2:16-CV-2655-TLN-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS EL DORADO COUNTY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are Defendants’ motion to dismiss (ECF No. 28); Plaintiff’s opposition (ECF No. 29); Defendants’ reply (ECF No. 30); Plaintiff’s motion for injunctive relief (ECF No. 26); and Plaintiff’s motion to amend (ECF No. 31). 21 I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff names five defendants in the operative second amended complaint (ECF No. 19): (1) El Dorado County, (2) El Dorado County Child Protective Services, (3) El Dorado County Public Guardian’s Office, (4) Joan Barbie, and (5) Gary Slossberg. See ECF No. 19. Defendant Slossberg has not been served. Plaintiff’s claims arise from a series of family law proceedings and events related…