The following excerpt is from Wilburn v. Bratcher, No. 2:15-cv-00699-TLN-GGH (E.D. Cal. 2015):
Section 1986 provides a cause of action for damages where a valid claim for relief has been stated under 1985. Trerice v. Pedersen, 769 F.2d 1398, 1403 (9th Cir. 1985) ("This Circuit has recently adopted the broadly accepted principle that a cause of action is not provided under 42 U.S.C. 1986 absent a valid claim for relief under section 1985."). Accordingly, the court finds that plaintiff has also failed to state a claim for violation of 1986 because he has failed to state a claim for violation of 1985.
E. State Law Claims
1. Claims Nine Through Twelve
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