Thurston

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Delon Thurston, No. 2:19-CV-1902-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. City of Vallejo, et al., Defendants. 16 This § 1983 action arises from the traffic stop of plaintiff Delon Thurston by City of 18 Vallejo police officers. Defendants City of Vallejo, Chief of Vallejo Police Department Andrew Bidou, Officer Kevin Barreto, and Officer Heather Lamb move to dismiss Thurston’s First Amended Complaint. Defendants also move to strike a paragraph of the complaint, which alleges ongoing litigation against the City in support of Thurston’s claim under Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York, 436 U.S. 658 (1978). For the reasons below, the court grants in part defendants’ motion. 24] I. BACKGROUND On October 30, 2018, Thurston was pulled over by City of Vallejo police officers. First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) § 1, ECF No. 15. Officer Barreto, Officer Tonn, and an unnamed officer …