Mortimer
Mortimer v. Baca
Opinion
Opinion
Pregerson, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND MOTION FOR CLASS DECERTIFICATION AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ RULE 56(f) REQUEST [Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (filed October 30, 2006), Motion for Class Decertification (filed October 30, 2006), and Request for Rule 56(f) Continuance (filed January 8, 2007) ]
This matter comes before the Court on defendants’ motions for summary judgment and to decertify the class, as well as plaintiffs request for a Rule 56(f) continuance. Based on the papers submitted by both parties, the Court grants the motion for summary judgment and adopts the following order.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are representatives of a class of individuals who were allegedly overde-tained by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (LASD). Detainees in LASD custody must go through a series of administrative steps before their court-ordered releases can be effectuated. These steps include processing of paperwork and checking for holds from other agencies. This lawsuit involves the reasonableness of the length of time between the court’s order and the actual release of the detainee from custody.