Shane
Shane v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
11 Amanda Shane, in her individual capacity Case No.: 22cv1309-JO-AGS 12 and as successor in interest for Decedent Isaiah Shane, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART SOCIAL
Plaintiff,
WORKER DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
v. TO DISMISS ON BASIS OF
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
County of San Diego et al., Defendants. 18 19 Isaiah Shane died from an accidental drug overdose while in state custody at a group home. His mother, Plaintiff Amanda Shane, alleges that County social workers failed to provide him with adequate treatment and supervision for his well-documented problems with drug abuse and mental health. She brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against various County social workers alleging (1) violation of Isaiah’s Fourteenth Amendment right to adequate safety, security, supervision, and care as a foster child (“Claim 1”); (2) violation of his right to be free from state-created dangers (“Claim 2”); and (3) violation of his right 27 …