Strawn
Strawn v. Sokoloff
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RAE DEAN STRAWN, CASE NO. 1:22-CV-1245 AWI EPG
Plaintiff
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
v. TO DISMISS
BRUCE SOKOLOFF, J. ANAYA, CITY OF PORTERVIILLE, and DOES 1- (Doc. No. 10) inclusive,
Defendants
16 17 This is s civil rights lawsuit that arises from an encounter between Plaintiff Rae Strawn (“Strawn”) and two officers of the Porterville Police Department (“PPD”), Defendants Bruce Sokoloff (“Sokoloff”) and J. Anaya (“Anaya”). Strawn brings claims against Sokoloff, Anaya, and City of Porterville (“the City”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of the Fourth Amendment and Monell liability, and California common law tort theories (assault, battery, false arrest, false imprisonment, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress (“IIED” and “NIED” respectively), negligent supervision, negligent retention, negligent hiring, negligent training, gross negligence and willful and wanton negligence). Currently before…