Marlene Henderson v. County of Santa Cruz

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MARLENE HENDERSON, et al., Case No. 14-cv-03544-WHO

8 Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON DISCOVERY DISPUTE

v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 108 10 COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, et al., Defendants. 11

12 13 James Henderson, a former inmate at the Santa Cruz County Jail Mental Health Unit, 14 murdered his parents Joseph and Edyth Henderson sometime after he was released from jail. In 15 this action, Marlene Henderson, James’s sister and daughter of Joseph and Edyth, alleges that 16 various Santa Cruz County municipal agencies acted wrongfully in releasing James Henderson. 17 This case was originally stayed pending the outcome of the criminal case. The stay was lifted 18 once James Henderson was convicted of two counts of first degree murder with special 19 circumstances. Parties are now in the midst of discovery and dispute over requests that would 20 require defendants to produce the medical and health records of James Henderson. 21 Defendants believe that they cannot produce the medical and mental health records of 22 James Henderson without…