Thompson
Thompson v. Saukhla
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaApril 28, 20212:18-cv-02422California8,719 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 FELICIA THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY No. 2:18-cv-02422 WBS KJN
AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF
KEITH AUSTIN THOMPSON Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE
DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR
v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT NARINDER SAUKHLA, M.D.; RUTH
PORTUGAL; SILOCHANA NAIDOO;
BRIAN BRIGGS; MONICA R. CORTEZ;
ANDRES D. GALVAN; BETHLEHEM
HAILE, M.D.; et al. Defendants. 20 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiff Felicia Thompson brought this action against defendants Narinder Saukhla, M.D. (“Dr. Saukhla”), Ruth Portugal (“Nurse Portugal”), and Brian Briggs (“Officer Briggs”), individually and as the as successor-in-interest to her father, decedent Keith Austin Thompson (“decedent” or “Thompson”), seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment, and alleging medical malpractice/professional negligence and…