Villagrana
Villagrana v. Kernan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AMBROSIO VILLAGRANA, Case No. 22-cv-02618-JST
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT
v. STRONGHOLD ENGINEERING,
INC.’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON
SCOTT KERNAN, et al., THE PLEADINGS Defendants. Re: ECF No.
12 Before the Court is Defendant Stronghold Engineering, Inc.’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. ECF No. 73. The Court will deny the motion. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background The Court accepts the following allegations from the complaint as true for the purpose of deciding this motion. Espy v. J2 Glob., Inc., 99 F. 4th 527, 535 (9th Cir. 2024). Plaintiff was incarcerated at CTF-Soledad at the time of all relevant events. The soil in and around CTF- Soledad contains a fungus that causes Valley Fever. ECF No. 36 ¶ 29. Disturbing the soil causes the fungal spores to spread into the air. Id. Most people who breathe in the fungal spores and contract Valley Fever need antifungal…