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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 AARON REEL, Case No.: 22-cv-00526-W-KSC 14 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ THE CITY OF EL CENTRO, et. al, MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST Defendants. AMENDED COMPLAINT [DOC. 27] 19 20 Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First 21 Amended Complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) [Doc. 27]. Plaintiff 22 opposes the motion. 23 The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. 24 See Civ. L.R. 7.1(d.1). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND 25 DENIES IN PART Defendants’ motion [Doc. 27] WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND.

27 28 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed his initial complaint on April 15, 2022, bringing nine causes of action against Defendants City of El Centro (“El Centro”), Chief of Police Brian Johnson (“Johnson”), and Marcela…