Castillo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

GUADALUPE CASTILLO,

Case No. 5:20-cv-04395-EJD Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS CITY OF WATSONVILLE, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 15 Defendants.

In the early morning hours of November 24, 2018, Robert Castillo (“Mr. Castillo”) committed suicide after police officers from the City of Watsonville took him into custody on an involuntary psychiatric hold. His mother, Plaintiff Guadalupe Castillo (“Plaintiff”), has filed suit against the City of Watsonville (“City”), Chief of Police for the City of Watsonville David Honda (“Chief Honda”) (collectively, “Defendants”), and several other city employees, alleging that they failed to have appropriate training along with policies and procedures in place to summon or provide necessary medical treatment for Mr.…