Ward
Ward v. The County of Mendocino
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARGARET WARD, et al., Case No. 17-cv-00911-PJH Plaintiffs,
v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’
THE COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, et al., MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE
FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT
Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 161
13 Plaintiffs Ina Ward, Kevin Ward, and Margaret Ward’s motion for leave to file a fourth amended complaint came on for hearing before this court on September 11, 2019. Plaintiffs appeared through their counsel, T. Kennedy Helm, IV and David Fiol. Defendants the County of Mendocino (the “County”), Lorrie Knapp, Michael Grant, and Sheriff Thomas D. Allman (together the “County Defendants”) appeared through their counsel, Denise Billups-Slone and Brina Blanton. Defendants California Forensic Medical Group, Inc. (“CFMG”) and Dr. Michael Medvin appeared through their counsel, Jerome Varanini. Having read the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority,…