Ward

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MARC R WARD, Case No. 23-cv-06167-JSC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT COOPER’S

9 v. MOTION TO DISMISS

10 JIM COOPER, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 11 Defendants. 11

12 13 Plaintiff Ward, who represents himself, sues Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper in his 14 official capacity for serving a court-ordered writ of garnishment. (Dkt. No. 5 at 4-5.)1 Before the 15 Court is Defendant Cooper’s motion to dismiss. (Dkt. No. 11.) Having carefully considered the 16 briefing and with the benefit of oral argument on February 15, 2024, the Court GRANTS 17 Defendant Cooper’s motion to dismiss. Plaintiff Ward’s § 1983 claim against Defendant Cooper 18 in his official capacity is barred by the Eleventh Amendment and fails to state a claim for relief. 19 BACKGROUND 20 Plaintiff Ward is employed by Wells Fargo. (Dkt. No. 5 at 5.) The Sacramento County 21 Sheriff’s Office’s Civil Bureau, which operates under the authority of Sheriff Jim…