Martinez
Marcella Elizabeth Martinez v. Cindy Black, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARCELLA ELIZABETH MARTINEZ, Case No. 23-cv-04247-SI
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
DISMISS TAC
CINDY BLACK, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 77, 78 Defendants.
12 Now before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint. This matter came on for hearing on January 9, 2026. 15 BACKGROUND I. Factual Background The Court assumes that the allegations of the complaint are true for purposes of deciding the motion to dismiss. Plaintiff Marcella Elizabeth Martinez was an involuntarily committed patient at Napa State Hospital when the relevant events occurred. Dkt. No. 64 (“TAC”) ¶ 1. Upon plaintiff’s arrival on February 24, 2020, she was assigned to Unit T-11, which “consists of a series of dormitory-style rooms connected by a hallway with a single bathroom and shower facilities for all patients housed in the unit.” Id. ¶¶ 12, 17. Each room…