Gelber
Gelber v. City of Willits
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CRAIG ANTHONY GELBER, Case No. 23-cv-00681-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS;
v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
CITY OF WILLITS, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 31, 34 Defendants.
12 Craig Anthony Gelber, who is representing himself, brings this lawsuit against the City of Willits, the City of Willits Water Department, and several individual defendants for disconnecting his water utility service while he was pursuing an adverse possession claim on a property. On July 21, 2023, the Court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss and ordered Plaintiff to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff has since filed his amended complaint as well as a motion for appointment of counsel, and Defendants have again moved to dismiss. (Dkt. Nos. 31, 33, 34.1) Having considered the parties’ briefs and having had the benefit of oral argument October 19, 2023, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motion to dismiss and DENIES the motion for…