Hillblom v. County of Fresno

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ F.R.Civ.P. 12 MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND FOR MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT

LAWRENCE J. O’NEILL, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Defendants County of Fresno (“County”), former County Sheriff Richard Pierce (“Sheriff Pierce”) and three County Sheriffs Department officers 1 seek F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) dismissal of plaintiffs’ 2 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“section 1983”) and related claims on grounds that the claims fail to allege necessary elements. Defendants pursue an alternative F.R.Civ.P. 12(e) motion for a more definite statement as to plaintiffs’ section 1983 illegal arrest and tort in essence…