Trejo
Trejo v. California Forensic Medical Group
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 JOSE TREJO, et al., Case No.: 20-cv-1465-DDL 11 Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE DAMAGES ON
12 v. PLAINTIFFS’ NEGLIGENCE CLAIM
CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL
GROUP,
Defendant. 16 In February 2019, Jose Banda Pichardo (“Pichardo”) died by suicide while in custody at the Imperial County Sheriff’s Department Regional Adult Detention Facility (“ICRADF”). California Forensic Medical Group (“CFMG”) is a medical provider that contracted with Imperial County to provide medical and mental health care to inmates at ICRADF. Pichardo’s parents, Jose Trejo and Susana Banda, assert causes of action against CFMG for negligence and wrongful death arising from their son’s suicide. It is undisputed that Plaintiffs may not seek damages for Pichardo’s pre-death pain and suffering under California law because the negligence claim is a survival action, and this case was filed prior to January 1, 2022. See Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 377.34. …