Roberts

INTRODUCTION

18 In this action for civil rights violation; battery; Bane Act violation; negligent hiring, 19 supervision, and retention; and negligence, defendant Sheriff of the City of San Francisco 20 moves to dismiss all claims of negligence. Plaintiff inmate moves to appoint his aunt as 21 guardian ad litem. For the following reasons, both motions are GRANTED. 22

STATEMENT

23 On April 18, 2019, defendant Sheriff’s Deputy Alex Jayson physically attacked plaintiff 24 inmate Deshaun Roberts in San Francisco County Jail #5. Roberts allegedly left his cell in the 25 afternoon and Deputy Jayson ordered him to return. Roberts alleges that he felt he was being 26 wrongly instructed to go back to his cell, so he asked for a grievance form and walked towards a 27 table instead. Deputy Jayson allegedly began pushing Roberts to his cell which caused Roberts 28 to slip off the staircase railings. Deputy Jayson then allegedly punched Roberts in the face and 1 body before issuing multiple knee strikes to his stomach as he lay on the ground. Roberts alleges 2 that he did not resist being detained during this entire period. Deputy Jayson alleges that he 3 needed to gain Roberts’…