Monji
Monji v. County of Kern
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MARCEL MONJI, No. 1:19-cv-01526-LJO-JLT Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS
WITH LEAVE TO AMEND
COUNTY OF KERN, a public entity, et al., (Doc. No. 12) 14 Defendants.
16 Defendant Kern County Hospital Authority (“KCHA”) moves to dismiss Plaintiff Marcel Monji’s (“plaintiff”) suit against it, contending plaintiff’s complaint fails to allege with sufficient particularity the claims against KCHA. (See Doc. No. 12.) The complaint asserts violations of plaintiff’s right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment and the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment, with those claims brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ 1983”). (See Doc. No. 1.) The court has considered the parties’ papers and finds it appropriate to rule on plaintiff’s motion without oral argument. See Local Rule 230(g). For the reasons set forth below, the court will grant KCHA’s motion to…