Cravotta

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY CRAVOTTA II, No. 2:22-cv-00167-DJC-AC

Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., 13 Defendants.

Plaintiff Anthony Cravotta II, a former pretrial detainee in county jail, alleges he

was brutally assaulted by his cellmate Lemar Burleson after he had been found

mentally incompetent to stand trial and was awaiting transfer to a state hospital.

Plaintiff alleges that, as a result of the assault, he sustained catastrophic brain injuries.

Plaintiff brings six causes of action in his operative Third Amended Complaint

stemming from his detention at the jail and the assault.

Defendants , who oversee, operate, and provide mental health services at the jail, have moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims arguing they are insufficiently pled. Having considered the Parties’ arguments and briefings, the Court will dismiss Plaintiff’s claims in part. FACTUAL BACKGROUND The factual background of this…