Davis

Davis v. County of El Dorado

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 21, 20222:22-cv-00262California636 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RICKY DAVIS, No. 2:22-cv-00262-MCE-JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF EL DORADO, et al., Defendants. 15 In 2005, Plaintiff Ricky Davis (“Plaintiff”) was convicted for the 1985 stabbing death of one Jane Hylton. He served over a decade in prison before DNA evidence exonerated him and implicated a third party who has now pled guilty to the crime. Plaintiff’s conviction has been vacated and he has been released. By way of the current action before this Court, Plaintiff seeks to recover for his constitutional injuries from El Dorado County and a number of public servants involved in his wrongful conviction. Presently before the Court are four Motions to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) in its entirety. ECF Nos. 12, 13, 15, 19. Those Motions are DENIED.

On a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), all allegations of material fact must be…

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