Kidwell-Bertagnolli

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PATRICIA KIDWELL-BERTAGNOLLI, et Case No. 20-cv-03291-JSC al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER RE: MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND COMPLAINT v. Re: Dkt. No. 31 COUNTY OF SONOMA, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 Plaintiffs Patricia Kidwell-Bertagnolli, Dwaye Bertagnolli, and Jane Besaw bring this wrongful death Section 1983 action following the death of Geoffrey Wise Bertagnolli while in Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office custody. The Court previously granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint. (Dkt. No. 23.) Plaintiffs thereafter filed an amended complaint, which Defendants again moved to dismiss, and a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. (Dkt. Nos. 30, 31.) After carefully considering the parties’ briefs and the relevant legal authority, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), VACATES the November 5, 2020 hearing, and GRANTS the motion to amend the complaint…