Magee
Magee v. County of Tuolumne
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CASE NO. 1:19-cv-01522-AWI-BAM HOPE MAGEE, individually and as
Successor in Interest to JACOREY ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT SHAW, deceased, et al.,
TUOLUMNE COUNTY’S MOTION
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; AND Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE vs.
10 COUNTY OF TUOLUMNE, et al.,
(Doc. No. 59) Defendants.
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16 Defendant Tuolumne County brings a motion for summary judgment on Plaintiffs’ Fifth Cause of Action for negligent mishandling of remains. Doc. No. 59. The motion has been fully briefed and deemed suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Jacorey Shaw was an inmate at the Sierra Conservation Center (“SCC”), a correctional facility operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Doc. No. 33 ¶ 15. He died in custody on September 6, 2018 while…