Jerry Cox v. Mariposa County

INTRODUCTION

18 In 2015, Mariposa County (the “County”) brought criminal charges against Plaintiff Jerry Cox (“Cox”) in connection with a rape that allegedly occurred on property owned by Cox (the “Property”). The charges were ultimately dropped, but while the criminal case was still pending, the County secured an expansive civil warrant to inspect the Property, identified more than 100 putative code violations, and initiated a receivership (the “Receivership”) in which Mark Adams (“Adams”) and his company, California Receivership Group (“CRG,” and together with Adams, the “Receiver”) were tasked with bringing Cox’s property up to code. The Receiver ultimately put the Property on the market to recover many thousands of dollars in costs relating to the Receivership, and Cox found himself destitute and homeless. law against the County, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office (“MCS”), and two sheriff’s deputies (the County, MCS and two sheriff’s deputies are referred to herein as the “County Defendants”), as well as Adams, CRG and Cox’s alleged victim, Ashley Harris (“Harris”). This Order addresses the County Defendants’ special…