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:
Plaintiffs, 1) GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
STAY CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, et al. [Dkt. 36]; and Defendants. 2) GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART MOTION
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
17 FILE ANSWER [Dkt. 38] 18 19 Five plaintiffs brought this action seeking relief for the death of Elisa 20 Serna at San Diego County’s Las Colinas Detention Facility: Serna’s estate 21 (the “Estate”); her widower, Brandon Honeycutt; her minor child, S.H., 22 through her alleged guardian ad litem, Paloma Serna; and her parents, 23 Michael and Paloma Serna. After Plaintiffs initiated the action, one 24 defendant, Danalee Pascua, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in 25 connection with Serna’s death. Pascua moved to stay this action pending 26 resolution of her criminal case. (Dkt. 36). (Dkt. 43). Plaintiffs oppose the…