Tapia v. NaphCare Inc

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 JAVIER TAPIA, CASE NO. C22-1141-KKE 8 Plaintiff(s), ORDER DENYING RULE 50(B) AND 59 9 v. MOTIONS FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW, NEW TRIAL, AND/OR 10 NAPHCARE INC., et al., REMITTITUR 11 Defendant(s). 12 While incarcerated as a pretrial detainee at Pierce County Jail, Plaintiff Javier Tapia 13 developed blood clotting, which ultimately led to the amputation of his left leg below the knee. 14 Tapia sued both Pierce County and NaphCare, Inc. (“NaphCare”), the private company contracted 15 to provide medical…