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Parties Involved:
Alameda County Sheriff's Department
Defendant
Christopher Robert Flores
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER ROBERT FLORES,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S 

DEPARTMENT,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-03515-KAW 

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT 

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA'S MOTION 

TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE

Re: Dkt. No. 14

On July 30, 2015, Plaintiff Christopher Robert Flores filed a lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983 against Defendant County of Alameda (sued erroneously as the “Alameda County Sheriff’s 

Department”) and Does 1-10. Therein, Plaintiff alleges that, following his arrest on or about July 

6, 2015, he was transported to Santa Rita Jail, where he informed two Sheriff’s Deputies that he 

had a seizure condition that required twice daily medication, but was told that there was no nurse 

on duty. (Compl., Dkt. No. 1 ¶¶ 8-11.) Plaintiff claims that, despite making numerous requests, he 

was not provided anti-seizure medication until he suffered a grand mal seizure while in custody. 

(Compl. ¶ 12.) Plaintiff’s complaint consists of two causes of action, one of which is against the 

County and the other against the doe defendants.

On November 3, 2015, Defendant County of Alameda filed a motion to dismiss the first 

cause of action on the grounds that Plaintiff has failed to allege facts establishing a plausible 

Monell claim against the County of Alameda. (Def.’s Mot., Dkt. No. 14 at 1.)

On November 17, 2015, Plaintiff filed a response in which he conceded that the cause of 

action against Defendant County of Alameda should be dismissed and the County should no 

longer be a party to this action. (Pl.’s Resp., Dkt. No. 17 at 1-2.) Plaintiff asked that the Court’s 

order dismissing the County should reflect that Plaintiff will require the County’s cooperation with 

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discovery. Id. at 2. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, however, specifically address how to 

engage in discovery with non-parties, so the Court is confident that Plaintiff will avail himself of 

the methods available. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 45. Moreover, to the extent that the County will be 

representing the Doe Sheriff’s deputies, the Court has no basis to believe that an order requiring 

the County to cooperate in discovery is necessary.

Accordingly, the Court deems this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument 

pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-1(b), and GRANTS with prejudice Defendant County of Alameda’s 

motion to dismiss the first cause of action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 9, 2015

__________________________________

KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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