SPRIESTERSBACH v. HAWAII

CIV. NO. 21-00456 LEK-RT.

622 F.Supp.3d 948 (2022)

Joshua SPRIESTERSBACH, Plaintiff, v. State of HAWAII, City and County of Honolulu, Officer Abraham K. Bruhn, Department of Public Safety, Office of the Public Defender, Nietzsche Lynn Tolan, Michelle Muraoka, Leslie Maloian, Jacqueline Esser, Jason Baker, Merlinda Garma, Seth Patek, Dr. John Compton, Dr. Melissa Vargo, Dr. Sharon Tisza, Hawaii State Hospital, Dr. Allison Garrett, John/Jane Does 1-20, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

Signed August 18, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alphonse A. Gerhardstein , Pro Hac Vice, Jacqueline Greene , Pro Hac Vice, Friedman Gilbert + Gerhardstein, Cincinnati, OH, Jennifer Louise Brown , Honolulu, HI, John Washington , Pro Rae Vice, Paul L. Hoffman , Pro Hac Vice, Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes LLP, Hermosa Beach, CA, for Plaintiff.

Kendall J. Moser , Office of the Attorney General-State of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, for Defendants State of Hawaii, Department of Public Safety, Dr. John Compton, Dr. Melissa Vargo, Hawaii State Hospital.

Richard Duncan Lewallen , Derek T. Mayeshiro , Robert M. Kohn , Department of the Corporation Counsel in Honolulu Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, for Defendant City and County of Honolulu.

David N. Matsumiya , Justine Tanya Myroslava Hura , Marie Manuele Gavigan , State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, Honolulu, HI, for Defendants Office of the Public Defender, Nietzsche Lynn Tolan, Michelle Muraoka, Leslie Maloian, Jason Baker, Seth Patek.

Edquon Lee , Lyons Brandt Cook & Hiramatsu, Honolulu, HI, for Defendant Dr. Sharon Tisza.

Arthur F. Roeca , Lois H. Yamaguchi , Roeca Luria Shin LLP, Honolulu, HI, for Defendant Dr. Allison Garrett.


ORDER: GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS; GRANTING DEFENDANT DR. SHARON TISZA'S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT; AND GRANTING DEFENDANTS DR. JOHN COMPTON AND DR. MELISSA VARGO'S SUBSTANTIVE JOINDER IN DEFENDANT DR. SHARON TISZA'S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT

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