Estate of Gabriel Strickland v. Nevada County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESTATE OF GABRIEL STRICKLAND, No. 2:21-cv-00175-MCE-AC N.S., et al., 12 Plaintiffs, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v.

NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,

OPERATOR OF THE NEVADA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 Through this action, the Estate of Gabriel Strickland, N.S., and Shawna Alexander (“Plaintiffs”) seek to recover damages from Nevada County, Sheriff Shannon Moon (“Sheriff Moon” or “Moon”), Deputy Taylor King (“King”), Deputy Brandon Tripp (“Tripp”), Officer Joseph McCormack (“McCormack”), the City of Grass Valley, Chief Alex Gammelgard (“Gammelgard”), Officer Brian Hooper (“Hooper”), Officer Dennis Grube (“Grube”), and Officer Conrad Ball (“Ball”) (“Defendants”). Plaintiff’s Complaint alleges twenty-five (25) causes of action under federal and state law. ECF No. 1. Presently before the Court are four motions to dismiss: Defendant Nevada County (ECF No. 14); Defendant Grass Valley (ECF No. 16); Defendants Moon, King, Tripp, and McCormack

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