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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRENCE LAMAR WILBURN,

Plaintiff,

v.

GARREN BRATCHER, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-0699 TLN GGH

ORDER

Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed the above-entitled action. The matter was referred to a 

United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21).

On December 30, 2015, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 

which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to 

the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. (ECF No. 54.) Plaintiff 

filed objections to the findings and recommendations. (ECF No. 55.) Defendants County of 

Sacramento, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Scott Jones, Sacramento County 

District Attorney’s Office, Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office, Deputy District 

Attorney Laura West, Deputy Public Defender Teresa Huang, Deputy Public Defender Larry Yee, 

and Deputy Hester filed a reply. (ECF No. 56.) Defendants City of Sacramento, Chief Samuel 

D. Somers, Jr., Officer George Chargin, Officer Jose Yepes, Sergeant Sameer Sood, Detective 

Bobby Daniels, Officer Jeremy Ratcliffe, and Detective Kevin Patton also filed a reply. (ECF 

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No. 57.) 

The Court has reviewed the file and finds the findings and recommendations to be 

supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations filed December 30, 2015, are adopted in full;

2. Plaintiff’s motion to remand (ECF No. 6) is DENIED;

3. Defendant Helena Gweon’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 20) is GRANTED without 

leave to amend;

4. Defendant Garren Bratcher’s (“Bratcher”) special anti-SLAPP Motion to Strike (ECF 

No. 15) is GRANTED with leave to amend as to Claims Four through Thirteen;

5. Claims One through Three are dismissed sua sponte as to Bratcher with leave to 

amend;

6. Defendants City of Sacramento, erroneously sued as Sacramento Police Department, 

Samuel D. Somers, Jr. (“Officer Somers, Jr.”), George Chargin (“Officer Chargin”), erroneously 

sued as G. Chargin, Jose Yepes (“Officer Yepes”), erroneously sued as J. Yepes, Sameer Sood 

(“Officer Sood”), erroneously sued as S. Sood, Bobby Daniels (“Officer Daniels”), Jeremy 

Ratcliffe (“Officer Ratcliffe”), erroneously sued as J. Ratcliffe, and Kevin Patton’s (“Officer 

Patton”), erroneously sued as K. Patton (collectively “the City Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss 

(ECF No. 5) is GRANTED per the following:

i. Claims One through Twelve are dismissed with leave to amend as to Officer 

Somers, Jr., Officer Chargin, Officer Yepes, Office Sood, Officer Daniels, Officer Ratcliffe, and 

Officer Patton;

ii. Claims One through Eight are dismissed with leave to amend, and Claims Nine 

through Twelve without leave to amend, as to the City of Sacramento and the Sacramento Police 

Department; and

iii. Claim Thirteen is dismissed without leave to amend;

7. Defendants County of Sacramento, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff 

Scott Jones (“Sheriff Jones”), Sacramento County District Attorney, Sacramento County Public 

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Defender’s Office, Deputy District Attorney Laura West (“D.A. West”), Deputy Public Defender 

Teresa Huang (“P.D. Huang”), Deputy Public Defender Larry Yee (“P.D. Yee”), and Deputy 

Hester’s (collectively “the County Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 10) is GRANTED

per the following:

i. Claims One through Twelve are dismissed with leave to amend as to Sheriff 

Jones, D.A. West, P.D. Huang, P.D. Yee, and Deputy Hester;

ii. Claims One through Eight are dismissed with leave to amend, and Claim Nine 

through Twelve without leave to amend as to the County of Sacramento, Sacramento County 

District Attorney, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, and Sacramento County Public 

Defender’s Office, and

iii. Claim Thirteen is dismissed without leave to amend.

Dated: March 30, 2016

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