Shoar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SOHEIL HEJAZI SHOAR, et al., Plaintiffs, No. C 22-00799 WHA

v.

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS Defendants.

15 INTRODUCTION In this in-custody suicide case, defendants move to dismiss claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Bane Act. To the extent stated, defendants’ motion is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. STATEMENT Vahid Hejazi Shoar was 52 and suffered from, inter alia, major depressive disorder, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, psychosis, and a methamphetamine addiction. Marital and family troubles, the loss of his food truck business, homelessness, and the death of his father and uncle caused Shoar to feel an extreme sense of hopelessness (Compl. at 8–10). In June 2020, he was arrested and eventually placed on an involuntary 72-hour hold pursuant to California Welfare & Institution Code Section 5150…