Wood

BACKGROUND

23 A. Plaintiffs' Complaint 24 Plaintiffs are Andrea Wood ("Wood") and TP, her minor son who appears through 25 Liza Leano, his guardian ad litem. Plaintiffs allege that, in addition to TP, Wood has two

27 1By Clerk's notice filed March 18, 2020, the Court vacated the April 10, 2020, other children, specifically "son HP (b. 2004), and daughter KP (b. 2010)." (See Compl. ¶ 22.) Plaintiffs further allege that, on August 17, 2017, all three children were removed from Wood's home without a warrant (see Compl. ¶¶ 51, 55, 57) and that defendants thereafter attempted to "coerce" TP and HP to falsely testify about Wood in "the ensuing court proceedings" (see Compl. ¶¶ 59-61, 65-71). According to plaintiffs, TP was "released back" to Wood in December 2017 (see Compl. ¶ 63), while HP was "sent to live" with Erica and Ravinder Bains, who are HP's "foster care parents" (see Compl. ¶¶ 80-81).2 Based on the above, plaintiffs assert seven federal claims, which claims are based on (1) the alleged manner in which the children were removed from the home, (2) the allegedly coercive tactics used in an attempt…