Perry Belden v. The County of San Bernardino
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I.
BACKGROUND
On May 13, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint against defendants County, Deputy Herrera, and “Doe Deputies and Nurses 1-10” alleging various civil rights violations. Dkt. 1.
On November 4, 2019, the Court held a scheduling conference and set a discovery cut-off of April 22, 2020, a motion cut-off of May 6, 2020, and a jury trial for July 21, 2020. Dkts. 24, 25. The Court’s Civil Trial Order states: “Any motion challenging the adequacy of responses to discovery must be filed timely, and served and calendared sufficiently in advance of the discovery cut-off date to permit the responses to be obtained before that date, if the motion is granted.” Dkt. 25 at 2.
On December 23, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) adding thirty- three defendants. Dkt. 33. The FAC asserts six claims: (1) inadequate medical care, 42 U.S.C. § 1983; (2) excessive force, 42 U.S.C. § 1983; (3) unreasonable seizure of property and person, 42 U.S.C. § 1983; (4) unconstitutional medical program (policies and training), 42 U.S.C. § 1983; (5) negligence; and (6) battery. Id. Plaintiffs allege that during the week after Belden was arrested on March 27, 2018, he…