Marlene Henderson v. County of Santa Cruz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARLENE HENDERSON, et al., Case No. 14-cv-03544-WHO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON DISCOVERY DISPUTE
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 108 COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, et al., Defendants.
12 James Henderson, a former inmate at the Santa Cruz County Jail Mental Health Unit, murdered his parents Joseph and Edyth Henderson sometime after he was released from jail. In this action, Marlene Henderson, James’s sister and daughter of Joseph and Edyth, alleges that various Santa Cruz County municipal agencies acted wrongfully in releasing James Henderson. This case was originally stayed pending the outcome of the criminal case. The stay was lifted once James Henderson was convicted of two counts of first degree murder with special circumstances. Parties are now in the midst of discovery and dispute over requests that would require defendants to produce the medical and health records of James Henderson. Defendants believe that they cannot produce the medical and mental health records of James Henderson without…