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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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Barbara Hadsell, Esq. [S.B. #086021] 

Dan Stormer, Esq. [S.B. # 101967] 

Josh Piovia-Scott, Esq. [S.B. #222364]

Mohammad Tajsar, Esq. [S.B. #280152] 

HADSELL STORMER & RENICK LLP 

128 N. Fair Oaks Avenue 

Pasadena, California 91103 

Telephone: (626) 585-9600 

Facsimile: (626) 577-7079 

Emails: bhadsell@hadsellstormer.com 

 dstormer@hadsellstormer.com 

 jps@hadsellstormer.com

 mtajsar@hadsellstormer.com

Lori Rifkin, Esq. [S.B. # 244081] 

RIFKIN LAW OFFICE 

P.O. Box 19169 

Oakland, California 94619 

Telephone: (415) 685-3591 

Email: lrifkin@rifkinlawoffice.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES JOSHUA MAYFIELD, 

JAMES ALLISON MAYFIELD, JR. 

and TERRI MAYFIELD, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

IVAN OROZCO, in his individual 

capacity, SHERIFF SCOTT JONES, in 

his individual and official capacity, 

JAMES LEWIS, in his individual and 

official capacity, RICK PATTISON, in 

his individual and official capacity, 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 

DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEM, DR. 

GREGORY SOKOLOV, in his 

individual capacity, DR. CHARLES 

SCOTT, in his individual capacity, DR. 

ROBERT HALES, in his individual 

capacity, and Does 1-5, 

Defendants.

Case No.: 2:13-CV-02499-JAM-AC 

ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS 

 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS -1- CASE NO. 2:13-CV-02499-JAM-AC 

The Court, having considered the Motions to Dismiss and Strike filed by 

Defendants University of California Davis Health Systems (UCDHS) and Drs. Sokolov, 

Hales, and Scott, grants the motions in part and denies the motions in part, as set forth 

below: 

(1) The Court finds that Defendant UCDHS has made a prima facie showing 

that the Regents of the University of California is the contracting entity with the County 

of Sacramento, and therefore an arm of the state and immune from state law claims in 

federal court. Therefore, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ 

Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Claims as to 

Defendant UCDHS. 

(2) The Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to strike Plaintiffs’ Sixteenth 

Claim on behalf of Plaintiffs James Allison Mayfield and Terri Mayfield. Plaintiff James 

Joshua Mayfield’s Sixteenth Claim for negligent infliction of emotion distress remains. 

(3) The Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to strike Plaintiffs’ prayer for 

restitution and punitive damages against UCDHS. The Court DENIES the remainder of 

Defendants’ motion to strike. 

(4) The Court DENIES the remainder of Defendants’ motions. 

The Third Amended Complaint, as modified by this Order, is the operative 

complaint going forward. Any Defendants who have not yet filed an answer to the Third 

Amended Complaint are ordered to do so within twenty days. 

It is so ordered. 

DATED: _9/9/2015______________ 

 /s/ John A. Mendez____________ 

 John A. Mendez 

 United States District Court Judge 

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