Ottele

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SUSAN OTTELE, on her own behalf and Case No. 1:22-cv-00187-JLT-CDB on behalf of the ESTATE OF ADAM J. COLLIER, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO

GRANT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

Plaintiff, SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. (Doc. 57)

OSCAR MARTINEZ AND AARON

HODGES, 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

16 Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Susan Ottele is the mother of Adam Collier (Collier or Decedent), who died by suicide while incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, California, on October 17, 2020. Plaintiff filed the initial complaint on February 14, 2022 (Doc. 1), and the operative First Amended Complaint (FAC) on May 25, 2022. (Doc. 13). Plaintiff raises claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for deliberate indifference against correctional officers Oscar Martinez and Aaron Hodges. Plaintiff also raises Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process claims for loss of companionship, as well as California state law claims for failing…