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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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Jacob J. Rivas, No. 208504

MARDEROSIAN, RUNYON, CERCONE, 

 LEHMAN & ARMO

1260 Fulton Mall

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 441-7991

Facsimile: (559) 441-8170

Attorneys for: Defendants CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CHIEF OF POLICE ERIC MATLOCK,

DETECTIVES SCOTT E. CARVEL and GREGG M. BENDER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT

MICHAEL L. KEPHART, individually and

doing business as KEPHART BAIL BONDS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, a local

governmental entity; CHIEF OF POLICE

ERIC MATLOCK, an individual;

DETECTIVE SCOTT E. CARVEL, an

individual; DETECTIVE GREGG M.

BENDER, an individual; and DOES 1 to 100,

inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No. CIV-F-03-5331 OWW TAG

 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR SUMMARY

ADJUDICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 56(a)

This matter having been heard before the court on the above captioned date, time, and location,

and the court having considered all of the evidence, the order of made:

1. Defendant BENDER and CARVEL’s Motion for Summary Adjudication is

GRANTED on qualified immunity grounds as to Plaintiff’s § 1983 claim to the extent it is based on

Plaintiff’s allegations of judicial deception; exceeding the scope of the warrant; overbreadth of the

warrant; false arrest; and selective enforcement (Fourteenth Amendment); and

2. Defendant BENDER and CARVEL’s Motion for Summary Adjudication is DENIED

as to Plaintiff’s claims for destructive search and conspiracy to violate civil rights.

3. The CITY and MATLOCK’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

Dated: August 2, 2005 ____________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

JUDGE

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