Bernhard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LLOYD THOMAS BERNHARD, II, et al., No. 2:21-cv-00172-TLN-DB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendants Yeni Gonzales (“Gonzales”) and County of San Joaquin’s (the “County”) (collectively, “Defendants”)1 Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 70.) Plaintiffs Lloyd Thomas Bernard II and Stephanie Tejeda-Otero (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 72.) Defendants filed a reply. (ECF No. 78.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion. /// /// /// /// /// 27 There are five named Defendants and ten Doe Defendants in this action. (ECF No. 65.) Only Gonzales and the County are parties to the instant motion. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This case concerns the care and treatment of Plaintiffs’ children, At.B and Al.B (collectively, “Plaintiffs’ children”), while they were in San Joaquin County…