Pazmino
Pazmino v. City of Vacaville
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY PAZMINO, No. 2:22-cv-00273-JAM-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS
CITY OF VACACILLE, et al., Defendants. 16 Anthony Pazmino (“Plaintiff”) filed this lawsuit against the City of Vacaville (“City”), Vacaville Police Department (“VPD”), Vacaville Police Chief Ian Schmutzler (“Schmutzler”), various VPD officers, and Doe defendants (collectively “Defendants”), alleging a host of civil rights violations relating to a blood alcohol content sample taken from Plaintiff while he was in VPD custody. See First Am. Compl. (“FAC”), ECF No. 11. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s second cause of action for Monell liability against the City, Schmutzler, and fictious persons. See Mot. to Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 12. Plaintiff filed his opposition and Defendants replied. See Opp’n, ECF No. 17; see also Reply, ECF No. 18. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS…