Estate of Gabriel Strickland v. Nevada County

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ESTATE OF GABRIEL No. 22-15761 STRICKLAND; N.S., a minor guardian ad litem Leah Jolley; D.C. No. SHAWNA ALEXANDER, 2:21-cv-00175- Plaintiffs-Appellants, MCE-AC

v.

OPINION

NEVADA COUNTY; SHANNON

MOON, Sheriff, Nevada County; TAYLOR KING, Deputy; BRANDON TRIPP, Deputy; JOSEPH MCCORMACK, Officer; CITY OF

GRASS VALLEY; ALEX

GAMMELGARD, Chief, Grass Valley Police Dept.; BRIAN HOOPER, Officer; DENNIS GRUBE, Officer; CONRAD BALL, Officer;

WELLPATH MANAGEMENT INC.;

BRENT WELDEMERE; RICHARD

DONOFRIO,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Morrison C. England, Jr., District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted February 7, 2023 San Francisco, California

Filed May 31, 2023

Before: Jay S. Bybee and Patrick J. Bumatay, Circuit Judges, and Richard D. Bennett,* Senior District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Bumatay

SUMMARY**

Civil Rights

The panel affirmed the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim of an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §…