Curd Galindo & Smith LLP Fils Lawsuit Over Death in Sheriff Custody Results in Wrongful Death Claim
Surviving Heirs File $20,000,000 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against County of Orange Sheriff's Department for the Death of Their Father/Son Who Died in Custody.
SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Alex Galindo an attorney with the law offices of Curd, Galindo & Smith, LLP, announces that he has filed a tort claim with the County of Orange on behalf of the children and parent of Ronald Garcia Lucio, Jr who died while in custody at the Santa Ana County Jail. The lawsuit was file 2-20-24 in United States District Court-Central District of California Case number 8:24 cv- 00359.
The court records allege that on March 18, 2022, LUCIO, a pre-trial inmate who suffered from mental illness and housed at Orange County Central Jail received his evening meal at his cell at 3:20 p.m.
Court documents state that at 7:12 p.m., the OCSD Deputy, and vocational nurse entered LUCIO's cell for a wellness check. The OCSD Deputy observed LUCIO laying in the lower bunk on his right side. At this point, a "man down" call was made over the radio and additional deputies and jail medical staff responded to assist. At 7:14 p.m., deputies moved Lucio from the bottom bunk to the dayroom floor outside the cell to allow medical staff space to begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The complaint alleges that at 7:27 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) paramedics arrived on scene and took over treatment of LUCIO. The paramedics found LUCIO pulseless, and he was exhibiting the onset of rigor mortis. Based on their observations, LUCIO was pronounced deceased at 7:30 p.m. by OCFA personnel.
The complaint contends that the OCSD deputies allegedly failed to conduct the proper safety checks of a mentally ill patient/inmate which was the cause of LUCIO's death.
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ALEX GALINDO, Curd, Galindo & Smith, LLP, 1 800-300-2300, [email protected], Curd, Galindo & Smith, LLP
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