Qualls

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HEATHER QUALLS, et al., No. 2:20-cv-00612-TLN-DB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendants County of Sacramento and Sheriff Scott Jones’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 10.) Plaintiffs Heather Qualls, Michael Qualls, Peter McLaughlin, Chad McLaughlin, and Estate of Irma McLaughlin (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 11.) Defendants replied. (ECF No. 13.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiffs are the surviving heirs of Irma McLaughlin (“McLaughlin”). (ECF No. 1 at 5.) McLaughlin was a prisoner housed at the Sacramento County Jail in early September 2018. (ECF No. 11-1 at 1.) Plaintiffs allege Sheriff Scott Jones and Doe Defendants used excessive and 5 …