Estate of Xander Mann v. County of Stanislaus
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ESTATE OF XANDER MANN, AMY CASE NO. 1:21-CV-1098 AWI SKO PICKERING, JUSTIN MANN, and HECTOR DEL ALTO,
ORDER ON DEFENDANT HATFIELD’S
Plaintiffs MOTION TO DISMISS
v. (Doc. No. 70) COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, et al.,
Defendants
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AND RELATED CROSSCLAIMS
16 This case arises from the fatal encounter between minor Decedent Xander Mann 17 (“Decedent” or “Mann”) and members of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department (“SCSD”). 18 Plaintiffs allege state law claims for violation of the California Constitution, the Bane Act (Cal. 19 Civ. Code § 52.1), assault/battery, negligence, and wrongful death, as well as federal claims under 20 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Currently 21 before the Court is Defendant Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Darwin Hatfield’s 22 (“Hatfield”) Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss all claims alleged against him in the First Amended 23 Complaint (“the FAC”) of the Estate of Mann,…