Suarez
Suarez v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
21 On March 10, 2020, Plaintiff Tanya Suarez initiated this action by filing a civil rights 22 Complaint pursuant to U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants County of San Diego 23 (“County”), Shannon Keene, and unnamed DOE deputies. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff filed an 24 Amended Complaint on September 29, 2020. (ECF No. 14). The Amended Complaint 25 alleges that Plaintiff “is now currently blind . . . . as a result of Defendants’ callous and 26 indifferent behavior” while she was in custody at the Las Colinas Jail. Id. at ¶ 22-23. 27 Plaintiff brings the following four causes of action: (1) violation of the 14th Amendment 28 against Defendants Keene and DOE deputies; (2) violation of the 14th Amendment against Defendant County; (3) negligence against all Defendants; and (4) intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”) against all Defendants. Id. at ¶ 35-117. On March 2, 2021, Defendants filed an Answer. (ECF No. 19). On August 11, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 32). Plaintiff seeks to amend the Amended Complaint to substitute the names of previously unidentified or…