Lake
Lake v. City of Vallejo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH LAKE, No. 2:19-cv-01439-DAD-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’
CITY OF VALLEJO, et al., MOTION TO DISMISS Defendants. (Doc. No. 119) 16 This matter came before the court on March 7, 2023 for hearing on defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (Doc. No. 119.) Attorney Wendy Chau appeared by video for plaintiff Joseph Lake; Attorney John Whitefleet appeared by video for defendants. (Doc. No. 123.) At the hearing, the court heard argument and took the matter under submission. For the reasons explained below, the court will grant in part and deny in part defendants’ motion to dismiss. BACKGROUND This civil rights action proceeds on the operative third amended complaint (“TAC”) filed by plaintiff Joseph Lake against defendants City of Vallejo, City of Vallejo Police Department 26 …