Dean
Dean v. State of CA Dept. of Social Services
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RYAN DEAN and DANA MOORER, No. 2:22-cv-01054-JAM-JDP Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND
KIM JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF THE PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO STAY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Ryan Dean and Dana Moorer (respectively “R. Dean” or “Moorer”) filed this lawsuit against Kim Johnson (“Johnson”), Director of the State of California Department of Social Services; Kern County Human Services (“KCHS”); Dena Murphy (“Murphy”), Director of KCHS; Trezell West; Jacqueline West; Anna Zavala-Garza (“Zavala-Garza”), and other fictitious persons (collectively “Defendants”). Lief Dean (“L. Dean”) then filed a separate suit against the same Defendants. See Compl., ECF No. 48. In their respective pleadings, R. Dean, Moorer, and L. Dean (collectively “Plaintiffs”) allege constitutional and state law violations relating to Plaintiffs’ separation from Cinsere and Classic Pettus (“the…