Dickerson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CODY DICKERSON, No. 2:17-cv-01927-TLN-JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER DAVID SAMSON, individually and as a captain of Sutter County Sheriff’s Department, JAMES MIDDLETON, individually and as a deputy of Sutter County Sheriff’s Department, and DEVON SMITH, individually and as a deputy of Sutter County Sherriff’s Department, and DOES 1 THROUGH 20, inclusive, 18 Defendants.

20 This matter is before the Court on Defendants David Samson (“Samson”), James Middleton (“Middleton”), and Devon Smith’s (“Smith”) (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). (ECF No. 16.) Plaintiff Cody Dickerson (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition (ECF No. 17), and Defendants filed a reply (ECF No. 18). For the reasons discussed herein, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. / / / / / / I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND At the time of the events alleged in the instant…