Wood
Wood v. County of Stanislaus
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARSHAD WOOD, No. 2:21-cv-01572-TLN-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF STANISLAUS,
STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT; BRET BABBITT; VUKANCIC BOZIDAR; and DOES 1 to 50, Defendants. 18 This matter is before the Court pursuant to Plaintiff Arshad Wood’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Leave to Amend. (ECF No. 40.) Defendants County of Stanislaus, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, Bret Babbitt, and Vukancic Bozidar (collectively, “Defendants”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 43.) Plaintiff filed a reply. (ECF No. 45.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion. /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This action arises from alleged violations of state and federal law that took place during Plaintiff’s arrest on September 1, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) On September 1, 2021, Plaintiff filed the original pro se Complaint. (Id.) Defendants filed a motion…