Payne
Payne v. Merced County Public Defender's Office
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JACOB PAYNE, Case No. 1:22-cv-00157-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
v. DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT MERCED COUNTY PUBLIC (Doc. 25) DEFENDER’S OFFICE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendants County of Merced, Kathleen Crookham, Deidre F. Kelsey, John Pedrozo, and Hubert Walsh Jr.’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) filed on May 19, 2022. (Doc. 25.) Plaintiff Jacob Payne (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition, (Doc. 37), and Defendants replied, (Doc. 39). Plaintiff also filed a notice of supplemental authority regarding cases pending before the California Supreme Court. (Doc. 54.) Having carefully considered the briefing filed by all parties, and for the reasons detailed below, Defendants’ motion to dismiss will be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. I. Background A. …