UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
11 ESTATE OF GERARDO CRUZ- Case No.: 17-CV-0569-AJB-NLS SANCHEZ, et al.,
FINDINGS OF FACT AND
13 Plaintiffs CONCLUSIONS OF LAW v.
15 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., 16 Defendants
I. The Action This is a negligence action under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the wrongful death of Gerardo Cruz-Sanchez (“Mr. Cruz-Sanchez” or “Decedent”) on February 29, 2016. This case involves the arrest, incarceration, and eventual death of Gerardo Cruz-Sanchez. On February 4, 2016, Mr. Cruz-Sanchez was arrested and detained by the United States. Approximately a week later, after being detained at another federal detention center, he was transferred to Otay Mesa Detention Center (“OMDC”), which is owned and operated by CoreCivic pursuant to a correctional services agreement with the federal government. During his incarceration at OMDC, Mr. Cruz-Sanchez received medical evaluations and treatment from…