J.H. v. County of San Mateo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA J. H., Case No. 20-cv-00961-VC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR SANCTIONS COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 70 Defendants. The plaintiff’s lawyer, Joseph May, has violated Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)(3) by including at least one frivolous allegation in the second amended complaint. Although several allegations in the complaint are factually suspect, one is particularly deserving of sanctions: an allegation that the defendants failed to notify J.H.’s prior foster family of his…