Blanca Mendoza v. County of Kings

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BLANCA MENDOZA, et al., No. 1:21-cv-00721-NONE-BAM Plaintiffs, ORDER CONSTRUING REQUEST TO

VOLUNTARILY DISMISS STATE LAW

v. CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANT

AUGUSTUS AS A REQUEST FOR LEAVE

COUNTY OF KINGS, et al., TO AMEND AND GRANTING SAME Defendants. (Doc. No. 18) 16 On May 3, 2021, plaintiffs filed a complaint against Kings County and numerous Kings County Sheriff deputies, asserting both state and federal causes of action related to events that allegedly took place during a law enforcement search of plaintiffs’ home in May 2020. (Doc. No. 1.) On September 15, 2021, plaintiffs filed a “notice of FRCP Rule 41 voluntary dismissal” of the state law claims asserted against defendant Augustus “due to statute of limitations issues.” (Doc. No. 18.) Plaintiffs indicate they wish to maintain their federal claims against defendant Augustus. (Id.) This is a clear statement of intent to withdraw the state law claims that the…