Upton
Upton v. County of El Dorado
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JENNIFER ANN UPTON, No. 2:19-cv-01972-JAM-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS
COUNTY OF EL DORADO, et al., Defendants. 13 Jennifer Ann Upton (“Plaintiff”) filed this lawsuit against 14 the County of El Dorado, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, 15 Sheriff John D’Agostini, Deputy Sheriff Jack Kerruish, Deputy 16 Sheriff Evan Richardson, and Does 1-40 (collectively, 17 “Defendants”), alleging several civil rights violations under 42 18 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. See Compl. ECF No. 1. Defendants move 19 to dismiss: Plaintiff’s first claim under § 1983 claim insofar as 20 it alleges violations under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments; 21 Plaintiff’s claim under § 1983 for municipal liability (Monell 22 claim); and Plaintiff’s fourth claim under § 1985 for conspiracy 23 to violate civil rights. Notice of Mot. at 2, ECF No. 6. 24 Plaintiff opposes the motion. Opp’n, ECF No. 9. For the reasons 25 set forth below, the Court GRANTS…