Sampson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PHIL SAMPSON, representative of the No. 1:20-cv-00322-DAD-SAB Estate and Heirs of Dr. Lauren Sampson, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

FRESNO POLICE OFFICERS,

GILLESPIE, KRAMER AND COOPER; (Doc. No. 6) CITY OF FRESNO and DOES 1 to 20, inclusive, Defendants. 18 This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion (Doc. No. 6) to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint. (Doc. No. 1-1.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the outbreak of the virus within this district, defendants’ motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. No. 11.) For the reasons set forth below, defendants’ motion to dismiss will be granted in part and denied in part. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Phil Sampson originally filed his complaint in Fresno County Superior…