T.O.

T.O. v. O'Brien

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMarch 10, 20252:24-cv-03243California5,095 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

T.O., a minor through his Guardian Ad No. 2:24-cv-03243-DJC-CKD Litem Hannah Morris, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of AMY WAYNE MORRIS, Deceased, et al., ORDER

Plaintiffs, v.

MICHAEL O’BRIEN,

16 Defendant.

Plaintiffs T.O. and S.O., the minor children of Decedent Amy Wayne Morris,

bring this action against Defendant Truckee Police Officer Michael O’Brien alleging

that Defendant, while arresting Morris, advised Morris against disclosing her medical

conditions and me dications to jail staff which led to her eventual death in jail from acute ethanol withdrawal. Plaintiffs bring four claims under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments stemming from Morris’s arrest and untimely demise. Defendant moves to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims, arguing they are insufficiently pled. Having reviewed the Parties’ briefings and arguments, the Court agrees with Defendant that Plaintiffs have insufficiently stated their…

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