Garcia

Garcia v. Yuba County Sheriff's Dept.

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 25, 20212:19-cv-02621California4,666 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Carmel Garcia, et al., No. 2:19-cv-02621-KJM-DB Plaintiffs, ORDER Vv. Yuba County Sheriff's Department, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 The City of Vacaville moves to dismiss the claims against it under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978). This is a rare case in which the 19 alleged need for adequate policies and training is so obvious that a single constitutional violation 20 suffices to state a claim under § 1983. See City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378, 389-90 & n.10 (1989). The motion is denied. 22 I. BACKGROUND In the winter of 2017, Samuel Levi Yasko was working on a construction site with his 24 brother and a friend. Second Am. Compl. § 13, ECF No. 28. He seemed despondent, and he told 25 his brother he was depressed and thinking about hurting himself. /d. 14. He also asked coworkers if they thought he was “crazy.” …

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