Anh Van Thai v. County of Los Angeles

I. BACKGROUND

24 On April 10, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal 25 of several claims in this case and remanded the action to this Court. (ECF No. 149). On 26 February 19, 2021, Plaintiffs Anh Van Thai, Don Doan, Tommy Nguyen, and Roes 1 27 28 through 100 filed a Fourth Amended Class Action Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants William Villasenor, Dulce Sanchez, County of Los Angeles (“County”), and “State and/or Local Agents LADA Does 1-10,” the operative complaint in this matter. (ECF No. 180). Plaintiffs allege that in early 2014, Defendants Villasenor and Sanchez forcibly entered Plaintiffs’ homes and unlawfully interrogated them about their Social Security applications, pursuant to a County of Los Angeles policy. Plaintiffs bring fourteen federal constitutional and state law claims against Defendants, including the first claim for “Violations of Title 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985—Unlawful Search and Seizure (Use of Unreasonable Force and Restraint with weapons in January-March 2014 searches and seizures);” the second claim for “(Due Process – Fifth Amendment) Fabrication of False Evidence…