Sussman
Sussman v. Scripps Mercy Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
7 Plaintiff previously filed complaints in this district based in part on the same 8 allegations she now alleges in her complaints in this matter. Plaintiff filed a 9 complaint against Defendant Alfonso Martinez (among others) in 2019, pertaining 10 to “the arrest and criminal prosecution of her son, decedent Michael Sussman.” 11 Sussman v. San Diego Police Dep't, 821 Fed. Appx. 841, 841 (9th Cir. 2020) 12 (“Sussman I”). That complaint was dismissed by the District Court, and the Ninth 13 Circuit affirmed. Id. 14 Then in June 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint in this district against 15 Defendants Alfonso Martinez, DA Summer Stephan, DDA Wendy Patrick, and 16 Beth Olsen, which was dismissed by the District Court. Sussman v. San Diego 17 Police Dep’t, No. 20cv1085, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59197 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 29, 18 2022) (“Sussman II”). That complaint alleged “a conspiracy between Judges, 19 attorneys, government organizations, and private parties to harm her and her son 20 and violate their civil rights during the prosecution and conviction of Mr. Sussman.” 21 Id. at *3. 22 On January 12, 2022, Plaintiff filed a complaint …