Gutzalenko

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 IVAN GUTZALENKO, et al., Case No. 22-cv-02130-EMC

8 Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

9 v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS'

MOTION TO DISMISS

10 CITY OF RICHMOND, et al., 11 Defendants. Docket No. 56

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION 14 This case involves alleged civil rights violations, medical negligence, and wrongful death 15 among other claims against ambulance company AMR West and its paramedic Mr. Richardson 16 (collectively “Defendants”) who provided medical assistance to Ivan Gutzalenko (“decedent”) 17 shortly before his death. The City of Richmond and several of its police officers (collectively 18 “City Defendants”), are additional defendants that are not parties to this motion. After the police 19 arrested the decedent, Mr. Richardson injected a chemical restraint drug into the decedent’s body. 20 Shortly after, the decedent died. Plaintiffs are family members of the decedent and filed their 21 Second Amended Complaint…