(PC) Gracia v. County of Kern

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CAROLINA GRACIA, individually and as Case No. 1:23-cv-01104 JLT BAM successor-in-interest to LOUIE GRIJALVA IV, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING

Plaintiffs, DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO JOIN HEIRS v. (Docs. 38, 42) COUNTY OF KERN, et al., Defendants. 17 This case arises out of the death of Louie Grijalva IV, while a convicted prisoner serving his sentence at the Kern County Jail – Lerdo Pretrial Facility in Bakersfield, California. Plaintiff Carolina Gracia, individually and as successor-in-interest to Decedent, states claims against the defendants under federal and state law. (Doc. 10.) Defendant County of Kern moved to require Gracia to join certain heirs, including Decedent’s father, as necessary parties. (Doc. 38.) The Court referred the motion to the magistrate judge for appropriate action. (Doc. 41.) The magistrate judge found that “Decedent’s father, as a known heir, is a…