Figueroa
Figueroa v. Kern County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 VINCENTE BENAVIDES FIGUEROA, No. 1:19-cv-00558-DAD-JLT Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STRIKE
CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S
KERN COUNTY, et al., SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendants. (Doc. No. 23) 15 This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion to strike plaintiff’s factual assertions of innocence in his second amended complaint (Doc. No. 19) as well as plaintiff’s references to particular child molestation cases that occurred in Kern County. This matter came before the court on November 19, 2019 for a hearing on defendants’ motion to strike and motion to dismiss. (Doc. No. 36.) Attorneys Andrew Thomson, Kyle Holmes, and Kevin Gilbert appeared telephonically on behalf of defendants. Attorneys Barrett Litt, Ronald Kaye, James Do Kim, and Salomon Zavala appeared telephonically on behalf of plaintiff. (Id.) For the reasons explained below, the court will deny defendants’ motion to strike.1 24 …