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 et al., 12 Plaintiffs, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. 14 NEVADA COUNTY, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Through this action, the Estate of Gabriel Strickland, N.S., and Shawna Alexander (“Plaintiffs”) seek to recover damages, in part, from two sets of Defendants: (1) the City of Grass Valley, Chief Alex Gammelgard (“Gammelgard”), Officer Brian Hooper (“Hooper”), Officer Dennis Grube (“Grube”), and Officer Conrad Ball (“Ball”) (collectively, “City Defendants”); and (2) Nevada County, Sheriff Shannon Moon (“Sheriff Moon”), Deputy Taylor King (“King”), Deputy Brandon Tripp (“Tripp”), and Officer Joseph McCormack (“McCormack”) (collectively, “County Defendants” and with City Defendants, “Defendants”). See First Am. Compl., ECF No. 59 (“FAC”). Plaintiffs’ FAC alleges 25 causes of action under federal and state law. Presently before the Court is City Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ FAC. ECF No. 60. County Defendants…