Lowe
Lowe v. California Forensic Medical Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 NICOLE LYNN LOWE, et al., No. 2:20-cv-01997-JAM-DMC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS
COUNTY OF BUTTE, through its COUNTY OF BUTTE AND KORY HONEA’S Dept. of Probation and MOTION TO DISMISS Sheriff’s Dept., et al. Defendants. 16 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 This case arises from the suicide of inmate Nathaniel Lowe. The facts are taken from the Complaint and assumed to be true for the purposes of this motion. On September 9, 2019, Mr. Lowe, as a result of his mental illness was experiencing hallucinations, paranoia, and suffered a breakdown. Compl. ¶ 31, ECF No. 1. This erratic behavior caused him to be arrested by the Chico Police and incarcerated as a pretrial detainee at Butte County Jail, which is operated and overseen by Sheriff Honea. Id. ¶ 32.
1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R.…