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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDGAR CHAN-SOSA,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00008-SI 

ORDER RE: HEARING ON MOTION 

TO DISMISS

Re: Dkt. No. 9

Before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a 

claim, currently set for argument on May 8, 2015. Docket No. 9. Defendants argue that (1) 

plaintiff’s § 1983 claims against certain state entities should be dismissed with prejudice, and (2) 

plaintiff’s claim for injunctive relief should be dismissed with prejudice for lack of Article III 

standing. Def. Mot. at 5-7. Plaintiff admits that defendants “ha[ve] pointed out several errors in 

th[ese] claims [as] set forth in the complaint,” and therefore requests leave to amend. Pl. Opp’n at 

7. The Court therefore DISMISSES these claims, with leave to amend. 

The Court would like to focus the hearing on defendants’ remaining argument: that ChanSosa’s state law claims must be dismissed with prejudice for failure to file this action within six 

months of the denial of his government claim. Def. Mot. at 8-10. In addition to the arguments the 

parties have raised in their briefs, at the upcoming hearing, the parties should be prepared to 

discuss Torres v. City of Santa Ana, 108 F.3d 224 (9th Cir. 1997). In particular, the parties should 

address whether plaintiff’s state law claims are related to the offense charged in the petitions for 

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revocation of probation. See id. at 228 (“Although the petition was triggered by the arrest upon 

which Torres's civil complaint is based, it relates only to Torres's original conviction for 

robbery.”) (emphasis in original).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 3, 2015

________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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