Loynachan
Loynachan v. Smiley
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 KEVIN LOYNACHAN and JANICE No. 2:22-cv-00841 WBS JDP LOYNACHAN, individually and as successors-in-interest to Decedent CHAD LOYNACHAN, ORDER Plaintiffs, 15 v. 16 DARLENE SMILEY, in her individual capacity as a law enforcement officer for SISKIYOU COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 19 Defendant.
21 ----oo0oo---- 22 Plaintiffs Kevin and Janice Loynachan bring claims 23 under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, both individually and 24 as successors-in-interest of their deceased son Chad Loynachan, 25 against defendant Darlene Smiley. Defendant moves for summary 26 judgment on all claims. (Mot. (Docket No. 39).) 27 /// 28 I. Factual Background Defendant Darlene Smiley is, and was at all relevant times, a transport officer with the Siskiyou County Jail. Her responsibilities included transporting inmates to and from places such as hospitals and courts. (Smiley Deposition (Docket No. 39- 4) at 5.) …