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 DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS
SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
v. (Doc. 60) MERCED COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Currently before the Court is a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) filed by Defendants County of Merced, Kathleen Crookham, Deidre F. Kelsey, John Pedrozo, and Hubert Walsh Jr. (“Defendants”) on May 12, 2023. (Doc. 60.) Plaintiff Jacob Payne (“Plaintiff”) opposed the motion on May 27, 2023, and Defendants replied on June 6, 2023. (Docs. 68, 71.) Plaintiff also filed a notice of supplemental authority on September 22, 2023. (Doc. 74.) Having carefully considered the briefing filed by all parties, and for the reasons detailed below, Defendants’ motion to dismiss will be denied. I. Background Plaintiff’s action arises from his detention for more than eleven years pending trial on the…