Rouse
Rouse v. Pitkin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 XEZAKIA ROUSE, Case No. 21-cv-05493-AGT
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION TO DISMISS
GARY PITKIN, Re: Dkt. No. 13 Defendant.
13 Pro se plaintiff Xezakia Rouse brings this action against Gary Pitkin, a Lieutenant employed by the City of Napa Police Department, for purported violations of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), the California Public Records Act (“CPRA”), and various constitutional rights and federal and state statutes. In support of his claims, Rouse alleges that Pitkin failed to produce certain police records that Rouse requested “per FOIA/CPRA procedures” and told multiple “mistruths” about the existence of the requested records. See Dkt. 1, Compl. at 2–3. Rouse further alleges that Pitkin “knowingly answered CPRA/FOIA requests with false information with the intent of preventing [Rouse] from obtaining damning evidence of police abuses in the department.” Id. at 4. Rouse…