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Parties Involved:
Thomas Bullard
Defendant
City of Rohnert Park
Defendant
Jeffrey Justice
Defendant
Louis Manning Jr.
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LOUIS MANNING, JR.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, a

municipal corporation; THOMAS

BULLARD individually and in his

official capacity as chief of police for

the CITY OF ROHNERT PARK;

JEFFREY JUSTICE individually and in

his official capacity as police officer for

the CITY OF ROHNERT PARK;

DOES 1-100, inclusive, individually

and in their capacities as police officers

for the CITY OF ROHNERT PARK,

Defendants. ________________________________

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No. C 06-03435 SBA

ORDER

[Docket No. 18]

Defendants City of Rohnert Park, Jeffrey Justice, and Thomas Bullard filed and served a

motion to dismiss nine pendent state law claims in plaintiff Louis Manning Jr.’s Amended Complaint

for Injunction and Damages pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6). The motion was granted in part and denied in

part by order dated December 11, 2006. See Docket No. 32. The court, in its order, reserved ruling on

the issue of whether article I, section 13 of the California Constitution permits the recovery of monetary

damages and requested supplemental briefing. See id. Upon the consideration of the supplemental briefs

submitted by the respective parties, the court hereby grants the motion to dismiss for the reasons that

follow.

An application of the factors set forth in Katzberg v. Regents of University of California, 29 Cal.

4th 300 (2002), fails to establish that article I, section 13 of the California Constitution permits the

recovery of monetary damages. Neither the plain language of the article I, section 13, nor the available

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legislative history indicate an intent on behalf of the California Legislature to permit the recovery of

monetary damages for its violation.

Further, plaintiff has adequate monetary remedies available to him for the alleged wrongful

conduct based on the remaining pendant clams, as well as his causes of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

The existence of these alternative remedies for the alleged wrongful conduct militates against extending

the available remedies under art. I, § 13 to include monetary compensation. Katzberg, 29 Cal. 4th at 327.

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s Fifth Cause of Action

alleging violation of California Constitution art. I, § 13 [Docket No. 18] is GRANTED WITH LEAVE

TO AMEND. Plaintiff is GRANTED leave to amend his Fifth Cause of Action to seek non-monetary

relief. Plaintiff is hereby granted leave to filed an amended complaint no later than twenty days of the

filing date of the Court's Order. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT Defendants shall respond to any amended complaint within

twenty-five days after it is filed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

Dated: 4/13/07 SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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