McMahon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Ryan McMahon, No. 2:23-cv-01972-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER v. John Whitney, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Ryan McMahon brings this action against defendants John Whitney and the City 18 of Vallejo alleging they publicly disclosed his confidential information. Mr. McMahon moves to 19 disqualify Mr. Whitney’s attorney, Alison Berry Wilkinson, due to a potential conflict of interest 20 posed by Ms. Wilkinson’s prior representation of Mr. McMahon. The court grants Mr. McMahon’s motion to disqualify. 22 I. BACKGROUND Mr. McMahon filed suit against defendants on nine counts, including violation of civil 24 rights, invasion of privacy, negligence per se and public disclosure of private facts related to his employment at the Vallejo Police Department. See Compl. at 1, ECF No. 1. Mr. McMahon 26 specifically alleges Mr. Whitney injured him by “disclosing confidential, sensitive…