Barbosa
Barbosa v. Shasta County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS BARBOSA, DECEASED, by No. 2:20-cv-02298-JAM-DMC and through his Co-Successors in Interest, LUPITA BARBOSA, individually and as mother and next friend for K.B. and T.B., ORDER GRANTING WITH LEAVE TO minors; ANGELICA MARTINEZ- AMEND DEFENDANT SHASTA COUNTY’S VERA, individually; and MOTION TO DISMISS KATHLEEN HOOD, individually, 15 Plaintiffs, 16 v. 17 SHASTA COUNTY, a public entity, et al., Defendants. 20 On February 4, 2020, unidentified Shasta County Sheriff’s Office (“SCSO”) deputies shot and killed Thomas Barbosa, a former Marine and Iraq War veteran suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”). Compl. ¶ 21, ECF No. 1. This lawsuit followed. Plaintiffs are surviving family members of Mr. Barbosa: his wife, Lupita Barbosa, his biological children, K.B. and T.B., his stepdaughter, Angelica Martinez-Vera, and his mother, Kathleen Hood. Id. ¶¶ 3-6. Defendants are Shasta County (the “County”) which operates the SCSO and Shasta County…