Barich

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GEORGE BARICH, et al., Case No. 21-cv-00034-EMC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

CITY OF COTATI, et al., Docket No. 9 Defendants.

12 13 Defendants the City of Cotati (“City”) and John A. Dell’Osso, the Mayor of the City during the time in question, moved to dismiss Plaintiffs George E. Barich and Laurie Alderman’s complaint. See Docket No. 9 (“Mot.”). The Court held a hearing on the motion on March 25, 2021. This order memorializes the Court’s oral rulings and provides additional analysis, as necessary. For the reasons stated on the record and supplemented herein, the motion is GRANTED. I. DISCUSSION A. First Amendment and Equal Protection Claims In this case, Plaintiffs challenge Mayor Dell’Osso’s decision not to allow Ms. Alderman to read a written statement from Mr. Barich into the record during the public comment period at two City Council…