Garot
Garot v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
27 The above entitled matter was removed to this Court on August 30, 2019. ECF No. 1. On November 13, 2020, Plaintiffs1 filed the operative complaint in this matter, the Fourth Amended Complaint (“FAC”), alleging claims for deliberate indifference to a substantial risk of harm, liability for unconstitutional custom or practice, professional negligence, failure to summon medical care, and negligence. ECF No. 53. On October 17, 2022, Defendants County of San Diego, William D. Gore, Steven Block, Arthur Doherty, Yaowaluck Hagg, Susan Conrad, Myra Rada-Gragasin, Christine Eser, Maria Germono, Melissa Grant, Mabel Domingo, Ma Estavillo, Edna Gomez- Sanchez and Helen Salter (“County Defendants”) filed a Motion for Good Faith Settlement Determination and for The Court to Retain Jurisdiction to Enforce the Settlement. ECF No. 180. County Defendants sought an order finding that the proposed $9.5 million settlement was made in good faith, is fair and reasonable, and that all current and future claims against County Defendants for “implied indemnity, partial indemnity, equitable indemnity, or declaratory relief based on principles…