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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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ORDER ON COUNTY DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION TO DISMISS 1

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

STEPHEN MOORTGAT, ALMA MOORTGAT, ) 

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Plaintiffs, ) 

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COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, et al., ) 

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Defendants. ) 

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NO. 2:09-CV-02187-JAM-EFB 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND 

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS 

COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, 

RALPH GUERRERO, AND RENEE 

SMITH’S MOTION TO DISMISS 

THE SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, 

AND FIFTH CLAIMS FOR RELIEF 

FOR FAILURE TO STATE A 

CLAIM 

Date: February 3, 2010 

Time: 9:30 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 6 (14th Floor) 

DANA A. SUNTAG (State Bar #125127)

SUNTAG & FEUERSTEIN 

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

The Kress Building 

20 North Sutter Street, Fourth Floor 

Stockton, California 95202 

Telephone: (209) 943-2004 

Facsimile: (209) 943-0905 

GILBERTO GUTIERREZ (State Bar #85795) 

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL 

 OF SAN JOAQUIN 

Deputy County Counsel 

44 North San Joaquin Street, Suite 679 

Stockton, California 95202 

Telephone: (209) 468-2980 

Attorneys for Defendants 

COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, 

RALPH GUERRERO, and 

RENEE SMITH 

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The hearing on Defendants County of San Joaquin, Ralph Guerrero, and 

Renee Smith’s (the “County Defendants”) motion to dismiss the Second, Third, Fourth, 

and Fifth Claims for Relief contained in Plaintiff’s Complaint was held on February 3, 

2010, in Courtroom 6, the Honorable John A. Mendez presiding. Plaintiffs appeared by 

their counsel, Dennis R. Ingols of the Law Offices of Robert R. Powel; the County 

Defendants appeared by their counsel Dana A. Suntag of Suntag & Feuerstein, a 

Professional Corporation. 

The Court, having reviewed the motion, the Opposition, and the Reply, 

and having heard argument of counsel at the hearing, rules as follows: 

The Motion is GRANTED with leave to amend as to Guerrero and Smith 

for the reasons the Court stated at the hearing. 

The Motion is DENIED as to the County for the reasons the Court stated 

at the hearing. 

Plaintiffs are granted 30 days’ leave to amend from February 3, 2010. 

The County Defendants shall move, plead, or otherwise respond within 20 

days of the date that Plaintiffs file their First Amended Complaint. 

Dated: 02/10/2010 /s/ John A. Mendez______________

U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE JUDGE 

Approved as to form: 

Dated: February 9, 2010 

LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT R. POWELL 

By: __/s/ Dennis R. Ingols________ 

 DENNIS R. INGOLS 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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