Nieves

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Joseph Nieves, et al. No. 2:22-cv-00270-KJM-AC Plaintiffs, v. County of Trinity, et al. 1S Defendants. 16 Jessica Ortiz, et al., No. 2:21-cv-02248-KJM-AC Plaintiffs, ORDER Vv. County of Trinity, et al., Defendants. 22 Defendants in the first case captioned above, Nieves v. County of Trinity, No.2:22-cv- 00270-KJM-AC (Nieves), move to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint. They also move to consolidate 25 this case with the related case of Ortiz v. County of Trinity, No. 2:21-cv-02248-KJM-AC (Ortiz) 26 pending before this court. For the reasons below, the court grants defendants’ motion to dismiss with leave to amend. The motion to consolidate is denied without prejudice in this case and 28 the related Ortiz case.

I. BACKGROUND Joseph Nieves, through Emerald Acres Corporation, operated a…