Bolton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 JESSICA BOLTON, Case No. 4:21-cv-3466-YGR

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION v.

TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINT

Dkt. No. 33 GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR OF THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA; KATHLEEN

ALLISON, SECRETARY OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION; DANIEL PARAMO;

MARCUS POLLARD; SERGIO BUSTOS;

GABRIEL LOPEZ; JOSE VALENCIA; ALLEN

BOWMAN; AND EMMANUEL RAMIREZ.

Defendants.

Plaintiff Jessica Bolton is a mental health professional and staff psychologist at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”), which is part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). (See Dkt. No. 31, ¶ 1) (“Amended Complaint” or “Am. Compl.”) This action arises out of alleged retaliation against plaintiff after she witnessed and reported officers using excessive force on an inmate. (Id. ¶ 2.) Plaintiff brings this action against defendants Governor Gavin Newsom; Kathleen Allison,…