Christopher Pyle v. The City of Redondo Beach Police Department

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United States District Court Central District of California

9 CHRISTOPHER PYLE, Case No. 2:19-cv-09433-ODW (FFMx)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v.

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

12 THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON

THE PLEADINGS [9]

Defendants.

15 I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (the 18 “Motion”). (Mot. J. on Pleadings (“Mot.”), ECF No. 9.) On September 24, 2019, 19 Plaintiff Christopher Pyle initiated this action against Defendants City of Redondo 20 Beach (the “City”), erroneously sued as the City of Redondo Beach Police 21 Department, John Anderson, and Derek Theurer (collectively, “Defendants”) in Los 22 Angeles County Superior Court. (Compl., ECF No. 1-2.) On November 1, 2019, 23 Defendants removed this case to federal court. (Notice of Removal, ECF No. 1.) On 24 February 13, 2020, Defendants filed this Motion, which the parties have now fully 25 briefed. (ECF Nos. 9, 13–14.) For the reasons that follow,…