Danielson

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Candis Danielson was on defendant Donald Mehrtens’s rented property in Humboldt County on January 28, 2021, when she was attacked and mauled by Mehrtens’s two pit bulls, Sissy and Huss. Danielson lost the lower half of her right leg at the knee, sustained extensive damage to her left leg, and was bitten on her right hand. As a result of the incident, she reportedly suffered from wound infections, posttraumatic stress disorder, and emotional distress. Apparently, Mehrtens told Danielson that Sissy was the primary aggressor, and Huss just followed Sissy’s lead. Mehrtens surrendered both dogs to Humboldt County before the County held a hearing to determine whether they were vicious or dangerous, and they were euthanized on or about February 9, 2021. Two days later, on February 11, 2021, the County held a hearing at which Sissy and Huss were declared vicious dogs, and Mehrtens was barred from owning dogs for three years. (See Humboldt County Code,1 §§ 547-8, 547-19.) A. The Complaint Danielson’s first amended complaint alleged causes of action for negligence and statutory (Civ. Code, § 3342) and common law strict liability with respect to known dangerous…