Legal Opinion
Smith v. Pierce County
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided November 4, 2016No. CASE NO. C16-5667 BHSPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
BENJAMIN H. SETTLE, United States District Judge
This matter comes before .the Court on Defendant Pierce County’s (the “County”) motion to dismiss (Dkt. 17). The Court has considered the pleadings filed in support of and in opposition to the motion and the remainder of the file and hereby denies the motion for the- reasons stated herein.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 29, 2016, the Estate of Matthew S. Smith (the “Estate”), Ben Smith .(“Mr. Smith”) and Nona Smith (“Mrs. Smith”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed their complaint. Dkt. 1. On August 29,…
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