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Parties Involved:
Jesus Cerda
Defendant
City Of Fresno
Defendant
County of Fresno
Defendant
Jerry Dyer
Defendant
Elizabeth Egan
Defendant
Fresno Police Department
Defendant
Robert Gonzales
Defendant
Demetrius L. Harvey
Plaintiff
Brendan Rhames
Defendant
B. Valles
Defendant
Brent Willey
Defendant

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Rosemary T. McGuire, Esq. Bar No. 172549

Leslie M. Dillahunty, Esq. Bar No. 195262

WEAKLEY, ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Attorneys for Defendants, CITY OF FRESNO, CHIEF JERRY DYER, ROBERT GONZALES,

BRIAN VALLES, BRENT WILLEY, BRENDON RHAMES and JESUS CERDA 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEMETRIUS L. HARVEY,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF FRESNO, a municipal corporation;

FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT; Jerry

Dyer, Chief, Fresno Police Department;

COUNTY OF FRESNO, municipal

corporation; Elizabeth Egan, District

AttorneyCounty of Fresno; Officer Jesus

Cerda; Officer Brent Willey; Officer Brendan

Rhames; Detective Robert Gonzales;

Detective B. Valles in their official and

individual capacities, DOES 1 through 25,

inclusive.

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-CV-01399-OWW-DLB

ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS

Complaint Filed: 09/19/08

The motion to dismiss filed by defendants, CITY OF FRESNO, OFFICER ROBERT

GONZALES, OFFICER JESUS CERDA, OFFICER BRENT WILLEY and DETECTIVE BRIAN

VALLES, came on for hearing March 8, 2010. Defendants were represented by Rosemary T.

McGuire. Plaintiff, Demetrius Harvey, who is proceeding in pro per, appeared on his own behalf. 

After reviewing the papers submitted by the parties and hearing oral argument on the issues

presented, the court determined that plaintiff was given several opportunities to amend his

complaint but failed to provide sufficient factual allegations. The court orders that defendants’

motion is granted in its entirety, and plaintiff’s claims against the CITY OF FRESNO, OFFICER

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Order Granting 

Defendants Motion to Dismiss 

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ROBERT GONZALES, OFFICER JESUS CERDA, OFFICER BRENT WILLEY and

DETECTIVE BRIAN VALLES are dismissed, with prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 17, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Order Granting 

Defendants Motion to Dismiss 2

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