Regal
Regal v. County of Santa Clara
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DEVIN REGAL, E.R., a minor, and C.R., a Case No. 22-cv-04321-BLF minor, by and through their guardian ad litem MICHAEL LEITCHMAN, individually and as successors in interest to ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND FREDERICK INEA REGAL, DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
DISMISS COMPLAINT, WITH LEAVE
Plaintiffs, TO AMEND IN PART AND WITHOUT
LEAVE TO AMEND IN PART
v. [Re: ECF 24] COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, LAURIE SMITH, and CONSUELO GARCIA, 14 Defendants. 15 This case arises out of the tragic death of Frederick Inea Regal (“Regal”), who hanged himself after being detained at the Santa Clara County Jail (“Jail”) for one day. Plaintiffs are Regal’s adult son and two minor children, suing individually and as Regal’s successors in interest. Plaintiffs claim that their father’s death resulted from deliberate indifference to his medical and mental health needs on the part of Defendants County of Santa Clara (“County”), former County Sheriff…