Willform
Willform v. City of Ceres
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TIMOTHY WILLFORM, et al. No. 1:20-cv-00989-DAD-SAB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
TO REMAND
CITY OF CERES, et al. (Doc. No. 12) Defendants.
16 This matter is before the court on a motion to remand brought by plaintiffs Timothy Willform and Deneane Beaulieu. (Doc. No. 12.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the coronavirus pandemic, on August 17, 2020, the court took this matter under submission to be decided on the papers. (Doc. No. 14.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will deny plaintiff’s motion to remand. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs commenced this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in Stanislaus County Superior Court on February 18, 2020, asserting violations under the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, as well as various state law claims. (Doc. No. 2-1.) On July 16, 2020, Defendants…