Tenorio v. San Miguel County Detention Center et al

Filing 345

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Laura Fashing granting in part and denying in part 339 Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (LF)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
ESTRELLA TENORIO,
Plaintiff,
v.

1:15-cv-00349-LF-WPL

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY DETENTION
CENTER, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, WARDEN PATRICK
SNEDEKER, in his Individual and official
capacities, ANTONIO PADILLA, ELFIGO
SANDOVAL, JOEY ROMERO, and MATHEW
BORREGO, in their individual capacities,
Defendants.
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ JOINT MOTION
FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendants Elfigo Sandoval, Joey Romero
and Mathew Borrego (collectively “Detention Officer Defendants”), and Defendants San Miguel
County Detention Center (“SMCDC”), Board of Commissioners of San Miguel County
(“County”), Warden Patrick Snedeker, and Antonio Padilla’s Joint Motion for Judgment as a
Matter of Law (Doc. 339). Plaintiff Estrella Tenorio orally opposed the motion. The Court
heard argument on the motion during trial and out of the jury’s presence on September 27, 2018.
For the reasons stated on the record, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part
Defendants’ motion as follows:
1.

The Court GRANTS the Defendants’ motion with respect to Plaintiff Estrella
Tenorio’s state tort claim that the Detention Officer Defendants and Defendants
Padilla, Snedeker, SMCDC, and the County failed to exercise reasonable care in
maintaining and operating the premises of SMCDC as alleged in the third cause

of action in the first amended complaint, and this claim is dismissed with
prejudice;
2.

The Court DENIES the Defendants’ motion in all other respects.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

______________________________
Laura Fashing
United States Magistrate Judge

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