Estate of Sandra Lee Harmon v. County of San Mateo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ESTATE OF SANDRA LEE HARMON, et Case No. 21-cv-01463-VC al.,
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR
LEAVE TO AMEND; DENYING
v. MOTION TO DISMISS AS MOOT
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 36 Defendants.
This case arises from the fatal police shooting of Sandra Lee Harmon in the city of Half Moon Bay. The officers involved in the shooting were San Mateo County deputy sheriffs who were working as Half Moon Bay police officers at the time of the shooting pursuant to a contract between the county and the city. Harmon’s daughter, Sarah Gatliff, brought suit against local and county entities on behalf of herself individually and on behalf of Harmon’s estate, alleging two state law claims and a range of federal claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The defendants moved to dismiss the entire complaint on numerous grounds. In response, the plaintiffs acknowledged certain deficiencies in the complaint and requested leave to file an amended complaint to cure those deficiencies. The plaintiffs’ request for leave to file an amended complaint is granted, and the motion to dismiss is…