D.M.
D.M. v. County of Merced
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 D.M. and L.M., minors, by and through Case No.: 1:23-cv-00828 JLT SKO their Guardian ad litem Jose Martinez, et al., ORDER GRANTING IN PART, DENYING IN Plaintiffs, PART, AND DEFERRING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION IN LIMINE v. 14 (Doc. 155)
COUNTY OF MERCED, WELLPATH,
LLC, CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC., et al.
Defendants. I. INTRODUCTION On March 23, 2019, Rene Snider died by suicide while she was in pretrial custody at the Merced County Jail after having been found incompetent to stand trial. (See Doc. 11 (First Amended Complaint).) Plaintiffs in this case, the mother and minor children of Ms. Snider, allege that Defendants inadequately screened Ms. Snider for the risk of suicide, improperly withheld her mental health medications, failed to place her in an appropriate custody environment given her risk of suicide, failed to properly monitor her, and failed to notice physical evidence that…