Estate of Darryl Mefferd v. City of Vallejo

INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE

24 Before this Court is the City of Vallejo (the “City”) and 25 Jeremy Callinan’s (“Defendants”) motion for judgment on the 26 pleadings. See Mot., ECF No. 11. The Estate of Darryl Mefferd and Evangelina Humphrey (“Plaintiffs”) assert three causes of action arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 related to the in-custody death of Darryl Mefferd on December 7, 2016. See Compl., ECF No. 3 1. Defendants request that the Court grant judgment in their 4 favor on the grounds that Plaintiffs’ claims are time-barred. 5 See Mot. at 1. Plaintiffs opposed this motion, Opp’n, ECF No. 6 12, and Defendants replied, Reply, ECF No. 13. For the reasons 7 provided herein, the Court denies Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings.1 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS 11 Plaintiffs allege that On December 7, 2016, Darryl Dean 12 Mefferd (“Decedent”) was experiencing symptoms of disorientation, 13 paranoia, and dehydration, leading him to a voluntarily check 14 himself into Sutter Solano Medical Center for alcohol withdrawal. 15 See Compl. at ¶ 23. That same night, Decedent voluntarily 16 checked himself out of the hospital and…