Ward

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 WILLIAM HOWARD WARD, ) Case No.: 23-cv-1819-BEN (BLM) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, a municipal ) ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO entity; et al., ) DISMISS AND GRANTING LEAVE Defendants. ) TO AMEND ) ) ) ) ) I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff William Howard Ward brings this action against Defendants the County of San Diego (the “County”), and unnamed Doe defendants. Before the Court is the County’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. The motion to dismiss is granted without prejudice and Plaintiff is granted leave to amend the Complaint. II. BACKGROUND According to the Complaint, this case arises from events which began on September 4, 2022. Plaintiff was arrested, but because of his physical and mental 26 27 1 For the…