Kastis
Kastis v. Alvarado
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DIMITRIOS KASTIS, No. 1:18-cv-01325-DAD-BAM Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS IN PART
JOE ALVARADO, et al., (Doc. No. 40) Defendants.
15 This matter is before the court on a motion to dismiss certain claims from plaintiff Dimitrios Kastis’ third amended complaint (“TAC”) brought on behalf of defendants Joe Alvarado, Matt Basgall, and the City of Clovis (“the City”) (collectively, “defendants”). (Doc. No. 40.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 outbreak, the motion was taken under submission for decision on the papers. (Doc. No. 41.) The court has considered the parties’ briefs, and for the reasons set forth below, will grant defendants’ motion to dismiss in part. BACKGROUND In his TAC, plaintiff alleges as follows. The Clovis Police Department (“CPD”) is an agency of the City. (Doc. No. 39 (“TAC”)…