Goree-White

Goree-White v. County of San Joaquin

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaSeptember 9, 20212:21-cv-00201California3,693 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Kiasha Goree-White, et al., No. 2:21-cv-00201-KJM-JDP Plaintiffs, ORDER v. County of San Joaquin, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs Kiasha Goree-White and Breena Thompson bring this action following the death 18 of their brother Derrice Goree Johnson, who died in pretrial custody at the San Joaquin County Jail. Defendants Sheriff Patrick Withrow and the County of San Joaquin move to dismiss. For 20 the reasons below, the motion is granted and the complaint is dismissed with leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND Derrice Goree Johnson had a history of mental illness, auditory hallucinations, and paranoia. Compl. § 21, ECF No. 1. For treatment he received “therapy, psychiatric services, medication management treatment, [and] access to pharmaceutical support.” Jd. He was 25 prescribed Haloperidol, Seroquel, and other medications. /d. At some point, he “stopped taking 26 his…

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