Doe
Doe v. County of Sonoma
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOHN DOE, Case No. 16-cv-05195-JD
Plaintiff,
FOURTH ORDER RE DISMISSAL
v.
ROB BONTA, et al., Defendants.
12 The Court has dismissed three prior complaints by pro se plaintiff John Doe, who is proceeding under a pseudonym, with respect to the involuntary mental health treatment provisions in Section 5250 of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS Act), Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5250. Dkt. Nos. 67, 97, and 103. This order addresses a motion to dismiss the third amended complaint (TAC) brought by defendants Rob Bonta and Tomas J. Aragon, M.D., who are sued in their official capacities as Attorney General of the State of California and Director of the California Department of Public Health. Dkt. No. 104 (TAC); Dkt. No. 109 (motion). The parties’ familiarity with the record is assumed. The TAC is dismissed. The Court has reviewed the TAC with the liberality afforded pro se litigants such as Doe. See Brown v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co., No. 22-cv-02465-JD, 2023…