Johnson v. Alameda County Sheriff Department - Santa Rita Jail

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 9, 20224:20-cv-08283California1,166 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ETTA JOHNSON, Case No. 20-cv-08283-DMR

Plaintiff,

ORDER REOPENING CASE

v. Re: Dkt. No. 34 ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, et al., 11 Defendants.

13 Plaintiff Etta Johnson claims violations of her civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against 14 Defendants Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, Santa Rita Jail, and Alameda County Sheriffs 15 Does 1-20 (collectively, “Defendants”) resulting from her arrest and detention at Santa Rita Jail in 16 2019. Plaintiff is self-represented. On November 29, 2021, the court granted in part and denied in 17 part Defendants’ motion to dismiss Johnson’s first amended complaint. [Docket No. 25.] The 18 court dismissed without prejudice Johnson’s claim for excessive force for failure to sufficiently 19 plead municipal liability under Monell v. New York City Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 20 658 (1978). The court dismissed without prejudice Johnson’s claim for deliberate indifference to 21 severe medical needs also for failing to plead Monell liability,…

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