Wedgeworth

INTRODUCTION

William Robert Wedgeworth (William) committed suicide while in the custody of the Newport Beach Police Department. William’s wife, Sandy Wedgeworth (Sandy), and William’s three surviving children (collectively, plaintiffs), sued the City of Newport Beach (the City) and several individual police officers (collectively, defendants) for negligence, wrongful death, and failure to obtain medical care for a prisoner. The trial court granted summary adjudication on two causes of action, and entered judgment on the pleadings on a third cause of action, in favor of defendants and against plaintiffs. We affirm. Defendants established by admissible evidence that, on this record and in view of the applicable provisions of the Government Code, no duty existed to summon immediate medical care for William to prevent him from committing suicide. Plaintiffs did not raise a triable issue of material fact in opposition to the motion for summary adjudication. The trial court correctly granted the motion for summary adjudication, and the motion for judgment on the pleadings without leave to amend.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 31, 2010, William was agitated,…