Rodick

I. BACKGROUND

In December 2022, Rodick filed her original complaint. The complaint is not in the record, but Rodick states that she sued the County of Santa Clara (the County) for negligence, negligent supervision, negligent hiring and retention, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. These causes of action were based on her placement in foster care by the County when she was a child, where one of the foster parents sexually molested her. She notes that the foster parent was later convicted of child molestation in 1987, was sent to prison, and died in prison. Rodick states that she was granted leave to amend the complaint by the trial court, and then she stipulated with the County to file a second amended complaint in March 2024. The County demurred to the second amended complaint. The record does not reflect the outcome of the demurrer, but it appears that the trial court sustained the demurrer with leave to amend, as Rodick filed her TAC in August 2024, after the issuance of the court’s order. On September 26, 2024, the County demurred to the TAC. Although Rodick claims that she submitted an opposition to the demurrer on November 21, 2024, no such document…