Sandoval

I. BACKGROUND

18 Facts. The facts of this case have been set forth in previous orders and will not be 19 extensively repeated here. This Order assumes familiarity with the facts of the case. 20

22 1 Defendants also filed a separate motion under Rule 50(b) which memorializes the separate nature of their qualified immunity argument. See ECF No. 195. However, this 24 document does not contain any discussion, but directs the Court to the applicable discussion in the Defendants’ Rule 50(a) motion. Compare ECF No. 195 (50b motion) with 194 (50a motion). Accordingly, ECF No. 194 is considered the operative motion for 26 the purposes of this Order. 27 2 See Order Granting in Part Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 39. 28 Procedural History. Prior to trial, the parties jointly moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s wrongful death and medical negligence claims. See ECF No. 145. These were the last claims connected to Plaintiffs Ana Sandoval, Ronnie Sandoval Jr. and Josiah Sandoval. Id. Accordingly, this left the Estate of Ronnie Sandoval as the sole remaining Plaintiff, bringing two claims for trial: (1) Section 1983 Deliberate Indifference…