McDade

OVERVIEW

Rozlyn McDade appeals the district court’s judgpient in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against her ex-husband, Michael West; her ex-husband’s current wife, Bridgett West; Michael Bradbury, the Ventura County District Attorney; and the County of Ventura. This action stems from an incident wherein Ms. West, as an employee of the District Attorney’s office, illegally used its Medical Eligibility Data System (“MEDS”) computer system to find McDade at a battered women’s shelter in order to serve McDade papers relating to child custody issues. In her complaint, McDade alleged that the defendants violated her right to privacy, conspired to violate her civil rights, failed to train and supervise under Monell v. Dept. of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 694 , 98 S.Ct. 2018 , 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978), and violated California Penal Code § 273.3, which criminalizes malicious disclosure of the location of a domestic violence shelter. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the County. On appeal, McDade asserts that: (1) Ms. West’s actions were under color of state law; (2) she has shown that the County of Ventura was deliberately indifferent to her constitutional right to…