Hayes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES HAYES, No. 1:20-cv-01820-NONE-JLT Plaintiff, ORDER DECLINING TO ADOPT FINDINGS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN PART AS

v. TO APPLICTION OF CLAIM SPLITTING

DOCTRINE TO FEDERAL CLAIMS

DEPUTY MARIO ROJAS, et al.,

Defendants. (Doc. No. 10) 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 magistrate judge jurisdiction in Hayes I for all purposes including entry of judgment. (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…