Estate of Sherrano Stingley v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESTATE OF SHERRANO STINGLEY, et No. 2:23-cv-00255-TLN-AC al., 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER v. 14 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 This matter is before the Court on Defendants County of Sacramento, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Scott Jones, Freddy Martinez, Rachell Villegas, Brittany Linde, and Brandon Swaim’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike. (ECF No. 48.) The Estate of Sherrano Stingley, Dymin Stingley, S.S., and Annette Hilburn (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 55.) Defendants filed a reply. (ECF No. 59.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants’ motion. /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This action arises from the arrest and subsequent death of Sherrano Stingley. (ECF No. 47 at 4–16.) The decedent was a 48-year-old Black man and disabled person who struggled with mental health issues,…