Smith v. County of Alameda
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TREVOR SMITH, Case No. 24-cv-03758-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS
v. Re: Dkt. No. 10 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, Defendant.
Plaintiff Trevor Smith filed a complaint against County of Alameda (“the County”) alleging claims arising out of his July 2023 detention. The County moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss portions of the complaint. This matter is suitable for resolution without oral argument. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the motion is granted in part and denied in part. I. BACKGROUND The complaint contains the following allegations, all of which are taken as true for purposes of this motion. On July 3, 2023, Smith’s neighbor sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Smith “decided that it would be quicker if he drove his friend” to nearby Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. Smith pulled into the emergency room parking lot and informed a group of Alameda County…