GXM
GXM v. Connie
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GXM, et al., Case No. 24-cv-00677-AMO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE PENDING MOTIONS
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 29, 33, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 53, PAMELA CONNIE, et al., 59, 63 Defendants.
In this action, GXM, a minor, and his parents, Jessica Renee Hissner Mendoza, and Victor Mendoza sue the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”), the Department of Human Resources and Public Health, and multiple City employees for alleged civil rights violations stemming from events relating to GXM’s placement in foster care. ECF 1. The City moves to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that (1) the claims against the individually named defendants, sued in their official capacities, are duplicative of those asserted against the City, (2) the Department of Human Resources and Public Health is not a separate legal entity that can be sued, and (3) the complaint does not allege a viable Monell claim. ECF 29 at 9- 13. The City’s motion to dismiss, ECF 29, is GRANTED WITH LEAVE TO…