B.
B. v. City of Oakland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ZELDA B., et al., Case No. 21-cv-07078-DMR
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. RELIEF FROM CLAIM NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS
CITY OF OAKLAND, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 4 Defendants.
Plaintiffs Phyllis A. Thomas and Charles A. Thomas, Sr. along with their adult children and two minor grandchildren filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming they suffered constitutional violations while attending a high school basketball game in February 2020. Plaintiffs now move for an order granting them relief from the government tort claims filing requirements of California Government Code section 945.4. [Docket No. 4.] Defendants City of Oakland (“Oakland”), Oakland Unified School District (“OUSD”), and LaRichea Smith oppose the motion. [Docket No. 19.] This matter is suitable for resolution without a hearing. Civ. L.R. 19 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the motion is denied.1 I. BACKGROUND On February 15,…