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 Case No.: 20-cv-2096-LAB-DDL by and through its administrator 12 DOUGLAS GILLILAND; et al., ORDER: 13 Plaintiffs, (1) DENYING DEFENDANTS’ 14 v. MOTION TO BIFURCATE PLAINTIFFS’ MONELL CLAIMS COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; et al.,
AND STAY MONELL-RELATED
16 Defendants. DISCOVERY, [Dkt. 99]; 17 (2) DENYING PLAINTIFFS’
MOTION TO SEAL OPPOSITION
TO MOTION TO BIFURCATE, [Dkt. 122]; and
21 (3) OVERRULING COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO’S OBJECTIONS
TO DISCOVERY ORDER,
23 [Dkt. 231] 24 Defendants County of San Diego (“County”), William Gore, Barbara Lee, Lorna Roque, and Hazel Camama (collectively, the “County Defendants”) filed a motion to bifurcate Plaintiffs’ claims pursuant to Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Serv. of City of N.Y., 436 U.S. 658 (1978), and to stay Monell-related discovery. (Dkt. 99). Plaintiffs opposed the motion to bifurcate and filed a motion to…