Legal Opinion
McFarland v. City of Clovis
District Court, E.D. California
Decided February 17, 2016No. CASE NO. 1:15-CV-1530 AWI SMSPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
Anthony W. Ishii, SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE
This case arises from an encounter between Plaintiff Lyle McFarland (“McFarland”) and Defendant Officer Jacob Rios (“Rios”) of the City of Clovis Police Department (“Clovis P.D.”). In the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), McFarland brings claims under California law and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of his Fourth Amendment rights by Rios and an unknown Clovis P.D. officer. The City of Clovis (“the City”) and the Clovis P.D. now move under Rule 12(b)(6) to dismiss the Fourth Cause of Action for violation of…
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