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Parties Involved:
Austin Koval
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Austin Koval, 

 Plaintiff, 

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The United States of America, 

 Defendant. 

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No. CV13-02552-JAM-DAD 

ORDER 

Before the Court are Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 32) 

and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 38). 

A hearing on the motions was conducted on July 1, 2015. 

After the submissions of the parties and arguments on the motions, the Court 

rules on the motions as follows: 

IT IS ORDERED the Plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on the 

claim of false imprisonment is GRANTED; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s abuse of process claim is 

dismissed with prejudice (abandoned by Plaintiff); 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s claim of false arrest (deemed the 

same claim as false imprisonment under California state law) is dismissed with 

prejudice; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for partial summary 

judgment on the claim of malicious prosecution is denied as there are material issues of 

fact to be decided at trial; and 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant’s motion for summary judgment 

is DENIED. 

DATED: 7/7/2015 

 /s/ John A. Mendez_______________ 

 United States District Court Judge 

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