Ramachandran
Ramachandran v. City of Los Altos
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 SATISH RAMACHANDRAN, Case No. 18-cv-01223-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER STAYING CASE AND
v. VACATING TRIAL DATES
CITY OF LOS ALTOS, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 318 Defendants.
13 Plaintiff Satish Ramachandran filed this action on February 25, 2018. Dkt. No. 1. After four amendments to the complaint (Dkt. Nos. 34, 86, 92, 153), the Court heard arguments on defendants’ motion for summary judgment on June 9, 2020. Dkt. No. 173. The Court granted in part and denied in part defendants’ motion, leaving only Mr. Ramachandran’s claims against defendants Mr. Ballard, Mr. Jordan, and the City of Los Altos for retaliation in violation of his First Amendment rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Dkt. No. 199 at 31. In January 2021, the Court set trial to start on October 18, 2021. Dkt. No. 206. In August 2021, Mr. Ramachandran’s then-counsel moved to withdraw. Dkt. No. 233. The Court granted counsel’s…