Ahmed

I. BACKGROUND

1 A. Factual Background 2 On March 15, 2019, Harris Ahmed (“Harris”), Plaintiffs’ 21-year-old son, was admitted to 3 the Barbara Arons Pavilion of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, which is owned and 4 operated by the County. ECF No. 1-1 (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 10, 12. 5 According to Plaintiffs, Harris was admitted to receive acute psychiatric services after he 6 attempted to run across Interstate 280. Id. ¶ 10. Plaintiffs allege that the notice accompanying 7 Harris’s admission “designated him as gravely disabled[,] describing [Harris] as very 8 unpredictable, agitated, hyper-religious, threatening at times, yelling and unable to care for 9 himself.” Id. 10 Plaintiffs further allege that the notice ordered that Harris be held in the Santa Clara Valley 11 Medical Center until March 29, 2019. Id. Despite the notice, Harris was allegedly released on 12 March 26, 2019. Id. On the day Harris was released, he allegedly displayed the same behavior 13 described in the notice. Id. On March 28, 2019, two days after his release, Harris walked across 14 Interstate 280 and was struck and killed by a vehicle. Id. 15 Plaintiffs allege that the County “knew or should have known that…