Hayes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES HAYES, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01820-NONE-JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE ACTION ) SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR CLAIM v. ) SPLITTING ) DEPUTY MARIO ROJAS, et al., ) Defendants. ) ) )

On December 6, 2019, Plaintiff Charles Hayes filed a complaint against Kern County and Does 1 through 10. (Doc. 1, Hayes v. Kern County, Case No. 1:19-cv-01722-JLT) (“Hayes I”). Hayes I brought four claims related to plaintiff allegedly being improperly held in custody based on an erroneous identification after his arrest in Las Vegas and transfer to Kern County: (1) false arrest and false imprisonment; (2) Monell claim; (3) negligence; and (4) intentional infliction of emotional distress. (Id.) The plaintiff has now filed a related case: Hayes v. Rojas, et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-01820- NONE-JLT (“Hayes II”). In Hayes II, the plaintiff names Deputy Mario Rojas, Jocelyn Marie, Connie…