Ayala v. KC Environmental Health

SUMMARY JUDGMENT DECISION

O’NEILL, United States Magistrate Judge.

INTRODUCTION 1

In this malicious prosecution action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“section 1983”), defendants Kern County Environmental Health Services Department (“EHS”), EHS environmental specialist William O’Rullian (“Mr.O’Rullian”), and EHS environmental health technician Terry Gray (“Mr.Gray”) 2 seek summary judgment on grounds that evidence negates the claims of plaintiffs Leroy Edwards, Kenneth Edwards and Roxanne Ayala 3 (collectively “plaintiffs”) and that Mr. O’Rullian and Mr. Gray are entitled to qualified immunity. This…