Regal
Regal v. County of Santa Clara
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DEVIN REGAL, et al., Case No. 5:22-cv-04321-BLF
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., JUDGMENT Defendants. [Re: Dkt. No. 102]
13 This case arises out of the tragic death by suicide of Frederick Regal (“Regal”), who hanged himself in his jail cell while being held in custody at a County of Santa Clara (“County”) jail. Plaintiffs are Regal’s children, who bring constitutional claims for deliberate indifference against the County as well as County therapist Consuelo Garcia, who assessed Regal while he was in custody. Before the Court is Defendants County of Santa Clara and Consuelo Garcia’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Dkt. No. 102 (“Mot.”). Plaintiffs filed a brief in opposition to the motion, Dkt. No. 115 (“Opp.”), and Defendants filed a reply in support of their motion, Dkt. No. 120…