Moody v. County of Santa Clara

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7

DON MOODY,

8 Case No. 5:15-cv-04378-EJD Plaintiff, 9 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY 10 JUDGMENT COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., 11 Re: Dkt. No. 87 Defendants. 12

13 Defendants County of Santa Clara and Bruce Wagstaff seek summary judgment for 14 Plaintiff Don Moody’s remaining substantive due process claim. They argue that, as a matter of 15 law and based on undisputed material facts, Plaintiff cannot make a showing sufficient to establish 16 the essential elements of his claim. The Court finds this motion suitable for consideration without 17 oral argument. See N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). Having considered the Parties’ papers, the Court 18 GRANTS Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. 19 I. BACKGROUND 20 A. Factual Background 21 Plaintiff worked as Public Administrator/Public Guardian for…