Hayes
Hayes v. Rojas
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES HAYES, No. 1:20-cv-01820-NONE-JLT Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING STATE LAW CLAIMS
AT PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST
v. (Doc. No. 20) DEPUTY MARIO ROJAS, et al., Defendants. 16 On December 6, 2019, plaintiff Charles Hayes filed a complaint against Kern County and Does 1 through 20. (Hayes v. Kern County, No. 1:19-cv-01722 (“Hayes I”), Doc. No. 1.) In Hayes I plaintiff asserted federal and state claims related to his arrest in Las Vegas and transfer to Kern County, generally alleging that he was improperly held in custody based on an erroneous identification. (Id.) The parties consented to have the assigned magistrate judge preside over all aspects of Hayes I. (Hayes I, Doc. No. 9.) On December 21, 2020, the magistrate judge denied plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint in Hayes I, finding that the motion, which did not comport with the scheduling order in that matter, was untimely and failed to justify the late amendment. (Hayes I,…