Cheryl D. Dresdner, et al. v. Sacramento County Jail, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHERYL D. DRESDNER, et al., No. 2:23-cv-2038 DAD CSK P 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER 14 SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiffs proceed pro se and allege the wrongful death of inmate Kevin Dresdner while he 18 was incarcerated in the Sacramento County Main Jail. Plaintiff Cheryl D. Dresdner, decedent’s 19 widow, was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiffs seek relief under 20 the Eighth Amendment based on federal question jurisdiction. This proceeding was referred to 21 this Court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On February 25, 2025, the Court 22 dismissed plaintiffs’ first amended complaint with leave to amend. (ECF No. 12.) Following 23 extensions of time, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint. (ECF No. 19.) 24 I. PLAINTIFFS’ ALLEGATIONS 25 Plaintiffs name seven defendants: Sacramento County Jail (“SCJ”); Jim Cooper, 26 Sacramento County Sheriff; Adult Correctional Health…