Williams v. City of Pleasanton
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ELLEN WILLIAMS, Case No. 20-cv-08720-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
v. MOTION TO DISMISS
CITY OF PLEASANTON, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 80 Defendants.
This case stems from plaintiff Ellen Williams’s arrest on November 14, 2019, at a hospital in Pleasanton, California (“ValleyCare”) where her husband was under treatment. First Amended Complaint (“FAC,” Dkt. No. 77) ¶¶ 24, 30, 45, 52. In my September 2, 2021 Order, I dismissed various claims that Williams asserted against the City of Pleasanton defendants,1 allowing Williams leave to amend her Monell, Ralph Act, Bane Act, and Fourteenth Amendment claims. September 2021 Order (Dkt. No. 63) at 7. I also dismissed claims that Williams asserted against the ValleyCare defendants,2 allowing her leave to amend to state the basis for jurisdiction over her state law claims, and to amend her claims of battery, violation of the Ralph Act and Bane Act (requiring Williams to identify with…