(PC) Spears v. Gary Slossberg

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAN SPEARS, No. 2:16-CV-2655-TLN-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECCOMMENDATIONS EL DORADO COUNTY CPS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are Defendants Joan Barbie, El Dorado County, El Dorado County Child Protective Services (CPS), and El Dorado County Public Guardian’s motion to dismiss, ECF No. 45, Plaintiff’s opposition, ECF No. 47, and Defendants’ reply, ECF No. 48. In considering a motion to dismiss, the Court must accept all allegations of material fact in the complaint as true. See Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 93-94 (2007). The Court must also construe the alleged facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. See Scheuer v. Rhodes, 416 U.S. 232, 236 (1974); see also Hosp. Bldg. Co. v. Rex Hosp. Trustees, 425 U.S. 738, 740 (1976); Barnett v. Centoni, 31 F.3d…