Case law

Sarieddine v. Connected Int'l Inc.

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 31, 2025

Given that Defendants have argued they will suffer damage from the 24 imposition of a stay, Plaintiff has a more difficult road to establishing undue hardship. 25 Lockyer, 398 F.3d at 1112 (“’[I]f there is even … Aug. 30, 2019) (staying proceedings pending 6 interlocutory appeal where the merits of plaintiffs’ claims were intertwined with the 7 questions of qualified immunity on appeal because a grant of qualified immunity

Huynh v. Sutter Health

District Court, E.D. California · Sep 14, 2021

Dismissal of United States for Failure to Comply with FTCA 16 Having established that Dr. … Removal was effectuated from state court by 13 the United States only because it qualified as a party.

(PC) Osborne v. Gates

District Court, E.D. California · May 25, 2022

Claims are frivolous where they are based on an indisputably meritless legal theory or 4 where the factual contentions are clearly baseless. Neitzke, 490 U.S. at 327. … Examples of immunity considered during screening that would preclude relief, include 9 quasi-judicial immunity, sovereign immunity, or qualified immunity.

Deerpoint Grp., Inc. v. Agrigenix, LLC

345 F. Supp. 3d 1207 · District Court, E.D. California · Dec 4, 2018

Further, at the time of Settlement, Deerpoint was clearly aware that Mahoney had "misappropriated" trade secrets for purposes of CUTSA. … Fourth, the Court cannot agree that a defendant like MBS (or Mahoney) would essentially obtain immunity for all future uses or disclosures of trade secrets.

Jose Angel Santos v. California Department of Corrections, et al.

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 25, 2026

or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally 27 “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek 28 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune … App’x 553, 556-57 (6th Cir. 2002) (being 19 required to participate in a substance abuse program that interferes with an inmate’s ability to 20 earn money does not qualify as a “significant and atypical hardship”); Ross

(PS) Myers v. Larson

District Court, E.D. California · Aug 21, 2025

A federal court’s jurisdiction may be established in one of two ways: actions 25 arising under federal law or those between citizens of different states in which the 26 alleged damages exceed $75,000. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 … First, Plaintiffs seek to undermine a state court’s action by 23 interfering with the adjudication of ongoing state court proceedings, which clearly 24 implicates the State’s interest in enforcing the orders of its courts

(PC) Ramsey v. Dickerson

District Court, E.D. California · Jul 30, 2020

“A showing of 28 medical malpractice or negligence is insufficient to establish a constitutional deprivation under 1 the Eighth Amendment.” Id. at 1060. … “[E]ven gross negligence is insufficient to establish a 2 constitutional violation.” Id. (citing Wood v.

Munoz v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

District Court, E.D. California · Oct 9, 2019

“The word ‘substantial’ thus clearly precludes impairments that 11 interfere in only a minor way ... from qualifying as disabilities.” … 6 The Court declines to address Defendants’ argument that they are entitled to qualified immunity 7 as a matter of law, ECF No. 58-1 at 13-15, because summary judgment on Plaintiff’s two federal claims 8 is granted

(PS) Nelson v. Shasta County Courts

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 15, 2022

In reviewing a complaint under this standard, the 11 court will (1) accept as true all of the factual allegations contained in the complaint, unless they 12 are clearly baseless or fanciful, (2) construe those allegations … The exact nature of what happened to plaintiff (or the injured party) is unclear 1 from the complaint, which contains minimal information that is not clearly tied to the defendants 2 in this case.

(PC) Seymour v. Ledbetter

District Court, E.D. California · Jun 27, 2025

blanket of entitled immunity. … immunity, and clarifies he is moving for summary judgment based on 24 qualified immunity as set forth in his motion. 25 VI.

In re Sutter Health ERISA Litigation

District Court, E.D. California · Aug 22, 2023

If only a 9 portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also 10 must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the … If only a portion or 20 portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly 21 identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins). 22

(PS) Robb v. California Air Resources Board

District Court, E.D. California · Oct 26, 2023

Under this standard, a court must dismiss a complaint as frivolous 9 where it is based on an indisputably meritless legal theory or where the factual contentions are 10 clearly baseless. … abrogation of that immunity. 23 Pennhurst v.

Vipan Sharda v. Adventist Health, et al.

District Court, E.D. California · Sep 23, 2025

IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally 23 “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seeks 24 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune … First, “to establish a prima 4 facie case of race discrimination, plaintiff must show: (1) he belongs to a racial minority; (2) he 5 was qualified for the position at issue; (3) he suffered an adverse employment action

(PS) Rigor v. Sacramento Regional Transit

District Court, E.D. California · May 16, 2025

Plaintiff should 2 || clearly allege whether her 2008 conviction has been invalidated on appeal, vacated, or otherwise 3 || set aside. … DaGrossa, 756 F.2d 1455, 1458 (9th Cir. 1985) (“It is well settled that 12 | the United States is a sovereign, and, as such, is immune from suit unless it has expressly waived 13 | such immunity and consented to be sued

Robinson v. United States

175 F. Supp. 2d 1215 · District Court, E.D. California · Nov 20, 2001

The FCTA serves as a limited waiver of sovereign immunity allowing the Government to be held liable in tort to the same extent as a private individual. … Since the escaped fire injured the properties of so many people, including the Plaintiffs, it clearly fits the definition of a mass tort, defined as a "civil wrong that injures many people."

(PS) Dmitriy v. Vladislava

District Court, E.D. California · Jan 16, 2020

SCREENING 22 A determination that a plaintiff qualifies financially for in forma pauperis status does not 23 complete the inquiry required by the statute. … Dismissal with prejudice is further supported by the fact that the complaint is clearly 2 | frivolous, lacking any basis in law or fact.

Metcalf v. Newland

28 F. Supp. 2d 1164 · District Court, E.D. California · Aug 21, 1998

Ruby were then and are now experienced and well qualified professionals in their respective fields.” Exhibit “14” to respondent’s answer, p. 3. … Petitioner has not shown that the state court’s decisions were contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States.

Huynh v. Sutter Health

District Court, E.D. California · Jun 3, 2021

Allen 5 likely will be granted immunity under § 233(a). … Lower courts have established standards for 12 “reviewing” scope certifications, most often with claims of immunity and substitution under the 13 Westfall Act, not the FSHCAA.

(PC) Fayed v. Allison

District Court, E.D. California · Jan 19, 2023

However, the SAC fails to establish that the 24 defendants personally participated in the deprivation of plaintiff’s constitutional rights. See 25 Jones, 297 F.3d at 934; Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 676. … (See ECF No. 29 at 9) (“[L]eaving the 55% deduction unchanged 25 for the rest of the state prison population, qualifies as discriminatory practice—unequal

Hopton v. Fresno County Health Human

District Court, E.D. California · Jun 5, 2020

The FAC alleges various claims 13 but does not clearly state which claim is alleged against which defendant, and which specific facts 14 support each claim. … Dep't of Social & Health Servs., 630 F.3d 833, 842 (9th Cir. 2010). 5 In those instances, only qualified, not absolute, immunity is available.