Cruz

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 ALEJANDRO REYES CRUZ, Case No. 23-cv-00962-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v.

DISMISS

VICTOR VILLARNEAL, et al., Defendants.

In March, pro se plaintiff Alejandro Reyes Cruz (“Cruz”) filed suit claiming that unnamed Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies fabricated arrest records, “used restraining orders which were filed under coercion,” and verbally abused Cruz in front of other deputies during an arrest. See Compl. (dkt. 1). Cruz filed suit against Victor Villarneal, the federal government, USCIS and ICE, the Oakland Police Department, and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department. Id. In April, the Oakland Police Department (“OPD”) moved to dismiss. See Mot. (dkt. 21). While Cruz failed to oppose the motion by the response deadline, he filed other motions indicating that he opposes dismissal. Therefore, the Court addresses OPD’s motion on the merits, rather than dismissing Cruz’s claims for failure to prosecute. See, e.g.,…