The Estate of Elisa Serna v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THE ESTATE OF ELISA SERNA, et Case No. 20cv2096-LAB-MSB al.,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
Plaintiffs, DISMISS PORTIONS OF AMENDED COMPLAINT [Dkt. 17] v.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, et al. Defendants.
When Elisa Serna was admitted to the Los Colinas Detention Facility on November 6, 2019, she reported that she was addicted to heroin and alcohol and had used those two substances and Xanax two hours before booking. She died in custody five days later, after her jailers allegedly failed to address her withdrawal symptoms and dehydration. Five plaintiffs brought this action: Serna’s estate (the “Estate”); her widower, Brandon Honeycutt; her minor child, S.H.; and her parents, Michael and Paloma Serna. The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserts nine causes of action against nine defendants. Three of these defendants, Coast Correctional Medical Group, Friederike von Lintig, and Mark O’Brien state law wrongful death claim and the…