Ward

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 23CV1819 BJC (BLM) WILLIAM HOWARD WARD,

Plaintiff, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION FOR

AN ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, et al., [ECF No. 29] Defendants. 16 17 This Report and Recommendation is submitted to United States District Judge Benjamin J. Cheeks pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Civil Local Rules 72.1(c) and 72.3(f) of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. For the following reasons, the Court RECOMMENDS that Defendants’ motion to dismiss be DENIED. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On October 2, 2023, William Howard Ward (“Plaintiff” or “Ward”) filed a Complaint (“Compl.”) alleging violations of his constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, violation of the Bane Civil Rights Act, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress against Defendants County of San Diego (“County”),…