Estate of Matthew Settles, by and through its successor in interest Brenda Settles, and Brenda Settles v. County of San Diego, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ESTATE OF MATTHEW SETTLES, by Case No.: 3:24-cv-352-CAB-MSB and through its successor in interest 12 BRENDA SETTLES, and BRENDA ORDER PARTIALLY GRANTING 13 SETTLES, MOTIONS TO DISMISS

14 Plaintiffs, [Doc. Nos. 73, 81] 15 v. 16 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, et al., 17 Defendants. 18 19 Plaintiffs Estate of Matthew Settles, by and through its successor in interest Brenda 20 Settles (“Estate”), and Brenda Settles (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) sued Defendants County 21 of San Diego, et al. for the death of Matthew Settles (“Decedent”) on August 16, 2022 22 while he was held in administrative segregation at George Bailey Detention Facility 23 (“GBDF”). The Court partially granted motions to dismiss the First Amended Complaint 24 pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). [Doc. No. 67.] Plaintiffs then filed a Second Amended 25 Complaint (“SAC”) on May 30, 2025. [Doc. No. 68.] The SAC asserts eight causes of 26 action against eight named Defendants…