Palmer v. Alameda County
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MARTY PALMER, Case No. 19-cv-03673-TSH
8 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
9 v. DISMISS
10 ALAMEDA COUNTY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 16 11 Defendants.
12 13 I. INTRODUCTION 14 In this civil rights case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Plaintiff Marty Palmer alleges the 15 County of Alameda and its employees were deliberately indifferent to his medical condition while 16 incarcerated at Santa Rita Jail. The County and its Sheriff, Gregory Ahern (the “Moving 17 Defendants”), move for dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 12(b)(6). 18 ECF No. 16. Palmer filed an Opposition (ECF No. 19) and Moving Defendants filed a Reply 19 (ECF No. 20). The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and 20 VACATES the November 7, 2019 hearing. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). Having considered the parties’ 21 positions, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case, the Court GRANTS Moving…