Ascarie
Ascarie v. The County of Santa Clara
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 MAHMOUD ASCARIE, Case No.16-cv-05031-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SET
v. ASIDE DISMISSAL
THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 93 Defendants.
13 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), pro se plaintiff Mahmoud Ascarie moves to set aside the stipulated dismissal of this action. Dkt. Nos. 91, 93. Defendants County of Santa Clara (“the County”), Jim Lanz, MaryEllen Luna, Daren Wardell, Michael Harrison, and Joseph Takacs oppose the motion. Dkt. No. 94. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court finds Mr. Ascarie’s motion suitable for decision without oral argument. Based on the parties’ written submissions, the Court denies Mr. Ascarie’s motion to reopen this action. I. BACKGROUND Mr. Ascarie filed this action on August 31, 2016 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting that defendants violated his constitutional rights to free speech, equal…