Ramachandran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 SATISH RAMACHANDRAN, Case No. 20-cv-03693-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO

v. DISMISS

BEST BEST & KRIEGER, et al., [Re: ECF 43, 55, 57] Defendants.

12 This is a neighbor dispute gone horribly wrong that has now spawned three lawsuits, two in federal court and one in state court. Plaintiff Satish Ramachandran has sued Los Altos city employees Kirk Ballard, Christopher Jordan and David Kornfield (collectively, “City Employee Defendants”), attorneys Christopher Diaz, who serves as Los Altos City Attorney by contract with the City, Christina Hickey, and the law firm Best Best & Krieger (collectively “BBK Defendants”), and Pamela Jacobs, his neighbor. Before the Court are three motions to dismiss, one from each respective group of Defendants. The Court GRANTS the motions to dismiss, and the dismissal of all claims is WITH PREJUDICE. I. BACKGROUND Mr. Ramachandran…