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Parties Involved:
Randall Bradley
Defendant
City of Tracy
Defendant
South San Joaquin County Fire Authority
Defendant
Patrick Vargas
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PATRICK VARGAS,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF TRACY; SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN 

COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY; RANDALL 

BRADLEY, in his individual and 

official capacity as Fire Chief 

of the South San Joaquin County 

Fire Authority; and DOES 1 

through 20, inclusive,

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-01454 WBS KJN

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT RANDALL 

BRADLEY’S MOTION TO STRIKE 

PRAYER FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES

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Upon review of the moving papers and following oral 

argument, defendant Randall Bradley’s motion to strike 

plaintiff’s prayer for punitive damages (Docket No. 29) is hereby 

GRANTED, without prejudice to plaintiff’s right to amend the 

complaint to sufficiently allege that defendant Bradley’s conduct 

was driven by an evil motive or intent, or involved a reckless or 

callous indifference to the constitutional rights of others, see

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Morgan v. Woessner, 997 F.2d 1244, 1255 (9th Cir. 1993), or 

involved oppression, fraud, or malice, see Cal. Civ. Code § 3294. 

Plaintiff has fourteen days from the date this Order is signed to 

file an amended complaint consistent with this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 7, 2023

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