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Parties Involved:
Jeff George
Defendant
State of California
Defendant
Sergey Voychuk
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SERGEY VOYCHUK,

NO. CIV. S 05-2007 MCE GGH

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

JEFF GEORGE, STATE OF

CALIFORNIA, and DOES 1 through

20, inclusive,

Defendant.

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Through the present motion, Defendant State of California

(“Defendant State”) seeks to dismiss, pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), the Second Cause of Action pled in

Plaintiff’s Complaint for Personal Injuries on grounds that

Plaintiff cannot state a viable claim against Defendant State for

violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. According to Defendant State,

because it is not considered a “person” subject to the provisions

of § 1983, it is not subject to liability under that statute. 

Defendant State cites the Supreme Court’s decision in Will v.

Michigan Dept. Of State Police, 491 U.S. 58, 70-71 (1989) to

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Because oral argument would not be of material assistance, 1

this matter was deemed suitable for decision without oral

argument. E.D. Local Rule 78-230(h).

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support that proposition.

On October 28, 2005, Plaintiff filed a Statement of NonOpposition to Defendant State’s motion, which only seeks to

dismiss the Second Cause of Action as against Defendant State and

does not purport to request dismissal of said claim against the

remaining named defendant, Jeff George. Based on that nonopposition, and good cause appearing therefor, Defendant State’s

Motion to Dismiss the Second Cause of Action is GRANTED as to 1

Defendant State, only.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 2, 2005

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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