Mitchell v. County of Contra Costa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KESHAWN FULTON MITCHELL, Case No. 21-cv-05014-DMR

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS

v. Re: Dkt. No. 15 COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff Keshawn Fulton Mitchell filed a complaint against Defendants County of Contra Costa (“Contra Costa”) and law enforcement officers Thomas Brook and Kyle Emley alleging claims arising out of his February 2020 arrest. Defendants now move pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss Mitchell’s claims for supervisory liability and municipal liability under Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York, 436 U.S. 658 (1978). [Docket No. 15.] This matter is suitable for disposition without oral argument. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, Defendants’ motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND The complaint contains the following allegations, all of which are taken as true for purposes of this motion. Brook and Emley are officers with the Contra Costa…