Pearson
Pearson v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
1 A. Facts 2 1. The Parties 3 At the time of his death on June 18, 2018, Coltrane Pearson was an inmate housed 4 at the Salinas Valley State Prison. Id. ¶ 29. 5 Plaintiffs are four of Pearson’s children (N.P., Coltrane Jr., K.P., and Akaysia).1 6 SAC (dkt. 1) ¶¶ 5-8. All reside in California and sue in their individual capacities and as 7 successors-in-interest. Id. N.P., Pearson’s daughter, is a minor who brings her claims 8 through her guardian ad litem Galina Harsh. Id. ¶ 5. K.P., Pearson’s daughter, is a minor 9 who brings her claims through her guardian ad litem Danielle Singleton. Id. ¶ 7. Coltrane 10 Jr. is Pearson’s son and is not a minor. Id. ¶ 6. Akaysia is Pearson’s daughter and is not a 11 minor. Id. ¶ 8. Another of Pearson’s daughters, Teionni McDaniel-Pearson, filed an initial 12 Government Claim as required by state law but did not bring suit. See dkt. 21-1 at 30.) 13 The Officer Defendants, correctional officers at the Prison, are: Otto Aragon, D. 14 Delgadillo, Max Gallegos, Paul Hernandez, Lee Martin, Alfredo Torres-Quezada, and 15 Brian Williams. SAC ¶ 11, 13-15, 17, 19-20. The Supervisor Defendants are “managerial, 16…