Williams v. County Of Monterey

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 MONIA WILLIAMS, individually and as 7 Guardian ad Litem for L.S. and Q.S, minors, Case No. 19-cv-01811-BLF

8 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

9 v.

DISMISS; AND DISMISSING CLAIMS

10 COUNTY OF MONTEREY, et al., 6 AND 7 WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

11 Defendants. [Re: ECF 35]

12

13 Monia Williams (“Williams”) filed this suit on behalf of herself and her minor children, 14 daughter L.S. and son Q.S., following removal of the children from the home based on suspected 15 abuse of L.S. by an uncle. The children remained out of the home for approximately three 16 months, at which time juvenile dependency proceedings were dismissed after a contested trial. 17 The complaint alleges violations of federal and state law by law enforcement officers and social 18 workers involved in the removal of the children and the dependency proceedings. 19 Defendants Josefina Duran and Marcos Estrada (“Moving Parties”), both…