Bell v. Williams
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 VINCENT KEITH BELL, Case No. 18-cv-01245-SI
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO DISMISS THIRD AND
SIXTH CAUSES OF ACTION IN FIFTH
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN AMENDED COMPLAINT FRANCISCO, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 75 Defendants.
13 Now before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss the third and sixth causes of action 14 in the fifth amended complaint. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES the motion. 15 In an order filed November 16, 2020, the Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the 16 third cause of action alleging Monell liability and the sixth cause of action alleging First Amendment 17 retaliation, and granted leave to amend. Plaintiff filed a fifth amended complaint on December 4, 18 2020. Defendants have again moved to dismiss, contending that plaintiff has not cured the 19 deficiencies identified in the prior order. 20 With regard to plaintiff’s third cause of action, the Court concludes that although…