Estate of Nino Bosco, by and through sucessor in interest, Frauka Kozar v. County of Sonoma

1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 ESTATE OF NINO BOSCO, BY AND Case No. 20-cv-04859-CRB

THROUGH SUCESSOR IN INTEREST,

9 FRAUKA KOZAR, et al.,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

10 Plaintiff,

SANCTIONS

11 v.

12 COUNTY OF SONOMA, et al.,

13 Defendants.

14 Nino Bosco, a mentally ill man, killed himself while in custody at the Sonoma 15 County Main Adult Detention Facility (the “Jail”) on July 17, 2019. Bosco’s mother, 16 Frauka Kozar, in her individual capacity and in her capacity as his successor-in-interest 17 (“Plaintiff”), sued the County of Sonoma, California Forensic Medical Group, and various 18 individuals (“Defendants”). See Am. Compl. (dkt. 60). Plaintiff claims Defendants 19 violated Bosco’s Fourteenth Amendment rights they were “deliberately indifferent” to his 20 “serious medical/mental health needs” the night of his death. Id. ¶ 64. 21 At issue in this motion is whether the Court should impose sanctions, and if so, 22 what sanctions to impose, on Defendants under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) for…