Welchen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARY WAYNE WELCHEN, No. 2:16-cv-00185-TLN-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ROB BONTA, in his official capacity as the Attorney General of California, et al. 15 Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Gary Wayne Welchen’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 80.) Defendants Rob Bonta, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California1 (the “AG”), and Scott Jones, in his official capacity as the Sacramento County Sheriff (the “Sheriff”), (collectively, “Defendants”) have filed oppositions. (ECF Nos. 83, 84.) Plaintiff filed replies. (ECF Nos. 86, 87.) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED. /// ///

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 25(d), “[t]he officer’s successor is 26 automatically substituted as a party” when a public officer “ceases to hold office while the action is pending.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). Accordingly, Rob Bonta is…