Barajas Centeno v. City of Carlsbad

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CENTENO, Case No.: 3:21-cv-1022-L-DEB

Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

12 CITY OF CARLSBAD, et al., TO REMAND AND DEFENDANTS’ Defendants. MOTIONS TO DISMISS 14 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to remand and Defendants’ motions to dismiss. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted without oral argument. See Civ. L. R. 7.1. For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion (ECF 5) and GRANTS Defendants’ motions (ECFs 3 and 6). Background This action relates to a pending civil rights case against Defendant City of Carlsbad (“City”) that this Court is presiding over (19-cv-2098). (See ECF 1-2, First Amended Complaint). Plaintiff contends City and Daniel S. Modafferi (“DSM”), its counsel in the related case, violated his rights when they failed to provide his counsel, Genaro Lara (“Lara”), with a hearing aid for Lara’s use during a civil deposition. Id. …