Huemer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 ARIANA HUEMER, et al., Case No. 21-cv-07372-SVK

Plaintiffs, ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION v. TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER FOUNDATION, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 26 8 Defendants. 9 This action arises out of two raids of Plaintiff Eeyore’s Hen Harbor, an animal rescue and rehabilitation organization founded by Plaintiff Ariana Huemer, which were carried out in 2020 by Defendant Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation, an agency of the County of Santa Cruz. Dkt. 24 (First Amended Complaint or “FAC”) ¶¶ 4-6, 20-21. Plaintiffs assert several causes of action against the agency and individual Defendants who are employees of the agency. All parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. Dkt. 9, 18, 33. Defendants now move to dismiss the FAC pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. Dkt. 26 (“Motion”). Plaintiffs opposed the motion (Dkt. 28 …