Williams v. Alameda County

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 ELLEN WILLIAMS, Case No. 21-cv-00523-CRB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS AND DEFENDANTS’ RJN;

v. DENYING PLAINTIFF’S RJN

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA et al., 12 Defendants. 13 Defendants County of Alameda and Nicole Radford, a social worker employed by 14 the County, move to dismiss all but one claim in Plaintiff Ellen Williams’s First Amended 15 Complaint (FAC). MTD FAC (dkt. 36) at 9. Williams alleges that Radford made false 16 police reports claiming that Plaintiff was abusing her elderly husband, Dr. Michael 17 Williams. FAC (dkt. 33) ¶¶ 25–26, 38, 40. Williams plans to add additional defendants if 18 she discovers their involvement. Id. ¶¶ 8–9. 19 Williams brings claims under 42 U.S.C § 1983, asserting that Radford’s conduct 20 violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. Id. ¶¶ 43–45. Williams brings further 21 claims under 42 U.S.C § 1983, asserting that the County’s policies caused those 22 constitutional violations pursuant to Monell v.…