Case: Carr v. City and County of San Francisco

3:26-cv-05508 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 8, 2026

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Case Summary

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) Nine women incarcerated at San Francisco's County Jail 2 (CJ2) filed a class action against the City and County of San Francisco, the Sheriff's Office and Sheriff, Chief of Custody, former Jail Health Services director, and Department of Public Health administrator, alleging conditions at the jail violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and Article I of the California Constitution. Plaintiffs filed the suit i…

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.)

Nine women incarcerated at San Francisco's County Jail 2 (CJ2) filed a class action against the City and County of San Francisco, the Sheriff's Office and Sheriff, Chief of Custody, former Jail Health Services director, and Department of Public Health administrator, alleging conditions at the jail violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and Article I of the California Constitution. Plaintiffs filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The case was assigned to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. 

The complaint discusses the total deprivation of direct sunlight, lack of outdoor space, inadequate exercise space, chronic plumbing and hot water failures, insect infestation, and inadequate nutrition. A separate Equal Protection claim is brought on behalf of a women's subclass, alleging female inmates—who cannot be transferred to County Jail 3 as male inmates can—face categorically worse conditions and fewer opportunities than men. 

Plaintiffs seek class certification, injunctive and declaratory relief, and compensatory and punitive damages. 

Summary Authors

Vedant Vamshidhar (10/20/2026)

People

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Judge(s)

Breyer, Charles R. (California)

Kim, Sallie (California)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Huang, Yolanda (California)

Attorney for Defendant

Lanier, Jessica Elaine (California)

Murphy, Kaitlyn M. (California)

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Civil Complaint For Declaratory And Injunctive Relief And Damages

June 8, 2026

June 8, 2026

Complaint
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Order Granting In Part and Denying In Part Motion to Dismiss

Sept. 25, 2026

Sept. 25, 2026

Order/Opinion

2026 WL 2884851

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73455829/carr-v-city-and-county-of-san-francisco/

Last updated Nov. 3, 2026, 6:08 p.m.

Docket for: Carr v. City and County of San Francisco
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1 June 8, 2026

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-22075746.). Filed by Marilyn Sahagun-Lopez, Alexcis Herrera, LaCarla Carr, Giovanna Ramirez-Hernandez, Thea Hopkins, Ketelyn Williams, Kimberly Boyd, Silvia Montoya, Damena Page. (Attachments: # 1 Summons)(Huang, Yolanda) (Filed on 6/8/2026) (Entered: 06/08/2026)

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2 June 9, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 6/23/2026. (as, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2026) (Entered: 06/09/2026)

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June 9, 2026

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3 June 11, 2026

Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 9/7/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/14/2026 at 01:30 PM in San Francisco, via Videoconference Only. (slh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2026) (Entered: 06/11/2026)

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4 June 11, 2026

Summons Issued as to City and County of San Francisco, Jennifer Collins, Paul Miyamoto, Roland Pickens, Lisa Pratt, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco Sheriff's Office. (slh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2026) (Entered: 06/11/2026)

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5 June 24, 2026

MOTION to Relate Case filed by City and County of San Francisco, Jennifer Collins, Paul Miyamoto, Roland Pickens, Lisa Pratt, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco Sheriff's Office. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Edmund T. Wang, # 2 Exhibit A to Declaration of Wang, # 3 Proposed Order Relating Cases)(Wang, Edmund) (Filed on 6/24/2026) (Entered: 06/24/2026)

1 Declaration of Edmund T. Wang

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2 Exhibit A to Declaration of Wang

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3 Proposed Order Relating Cases

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6 June 25, 2026

STIPULATION to Extend Time for Defendants City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Sheriffs Office, and San Francisco Department of Public Health to Respond to Complaint filed by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco Sheriff's Office. (Wang, Edmund) (Filed on 6/25/2026) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

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7 June 29, 2026

OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 5 MOTION to Relate Case ) filed byKimberly Boyd, LaCarla Carr, Alexcis Herrera, Thea Hopkins, Silvia Montoya, Giovanna Ramirez-Hernandez, Marilyn Sahagun-Lopez, Ketelyn Williams. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Yolanda Huang, # 2 Proposed Order)(Huang, Yolanda) (Filed on 6/29/2026) (Entered: 06/29/2026)

1 Declaration of Yolanda Huang

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2 Proposed Order

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8 June 29, 2026

First ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Relate Carr to Brackens 19-cv-02724-SK to Brackens 19-cv-02724-SK filed by Kimberly Boyd, LaCarla Carr, Alexcis Herrera, Thea Hopkins, Silvia Montoya, Damena Page, Giovanna Ramirez-Hernandez, Marilyn Sahagun-Lopez, Ketelyn Williams. Responses due by 7/6/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Yolanda Huang, # 2 Proposed Order)(Huang, Yolanda) (Filed on 6/29/2026) (Entered: 06/29/2026)

1 Declaration of Yolanda Huang

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2 Proposed Order

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9 June 30, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance filed by Jessica Elaine Lanier on behalf of City and County of San Francisco (Lanier, Jessica) (Filed on 6/30/2026) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

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10 June 30, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE Re: Consent or Declination: Plaintiffs and Defendants shall file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge by 7/14/2026. Note that any party is free to withhold consent to proceed before a magistrate judge without adverse substantive consequences. The forms are available at: http://cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (bxl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/30/2026) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

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June 30, 2026

Clerk's Notice re: Consent or Declination

11 July 6, 2026

OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 8 First ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Relate Carr to Brackens 19-cv-02724-SK to Brackens 19-cv-02724-SK ) DEFENDANT CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCOS OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO RELATE filed byCity and County of San Francisco. (Murphy, Kaitlyn) (Filed on 7/6/2026) (Entered: 07/06/2026)

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12 July 13, 2026

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO RELATE. Signed by Judge Sallie Kim on 7/13/2026. (bxl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/13/2026) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

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13 July 14, 2026

CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by City and County of San Francisco, Jennifer Collins, Paul Miyamoto, Roland Pickens, Lisa Pratt, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco Sheriff's Office.. (Wang, Edmund) (Filed on 7/14/2026) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

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14 July 15, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2026) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

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15 July 15, 2026

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Charles R. Breyer. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tke, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2026) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

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July 15, 2026

Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only

July 15, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

16 July 16, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE: A Joint Case Management Statement due by 10/23/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/30/2026 at 8:30 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/16/2026) (Entered: 07/16/2026)

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July 16, 2026

Clerk's Notice

17 July 20, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE. The court has reviewed the motion and determined that no cases are related and no reassignments shall occur. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/20/2026) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

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18 July 31, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss ; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS filed by City and County of San Francisco, Jennifer Collins, Paul Miyamoto, Roland Pickens, Lisa Pratt, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco Sheriff's Office. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 9/11/2026 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 06, 17th Floor. Responses due by 8/14/2026. Replies due by 8/21/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Lanier, Jessica) (Filed on 7/31/2026) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

1 Proposed Order

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23 Aug. 27, 2026

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS LEAVE TO FILE SURREBUTTAL AND DECLARATION OF YOLANDA HUANG WITH ATTACHED EXHIBITS by Judge Charles R. Breyer: Granting 21 Administrative Motion. (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/27/2026)

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25 Sept. 3, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE VACATING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE set for October 30, 2026 and VACATING MOTION TO DISMISS hearing set for September 11, 2026 before the Honorable Charles R. Breyer.. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.). Motion Hearing set for 10/23/2026 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only before Judge Charles R. Breyer. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/crb Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at crbcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than September 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM PST.Civ LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://cand.uscourts.gov/zoom. Motion Hearing set for 10/23/2026 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only before Judge Charles R. Breyer. (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/3/2026) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

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28 Sept. 10, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE VACATING MOTION TO DISMISS hearing set for October 23, 2026 before the Honorable Charles R. Breyer. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.). Motion Hearing set for 9/25/2026 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only before Judge Charles R. Breyer. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/crb Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at crbcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than September 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PST.Civ LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://cand.uscourts.gov/zoom. Motion Hearing set for 9/25/2026 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only before Judge Charles R. Breyer. (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/10/2026) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

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29 Sept. 24, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE VACATING MOTION TO DISMISS hearing set for September 25, 2026 before the Honorable Charles R. Breyer. The motion will be determined on the briefs. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/24/2026) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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30 Sept. 25, 2026

ORDER by Judge Breyer granting in part and denying in part 18 Motion to Dismiss. (crblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/25/2026) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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31 Sept. 25, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE: A Joint Case Management Statement (include discovery deadlines, ADR selection, etc.) due by 10/30/2026. Case Management Conference set for 11/13/2026 at 8:30 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/25/2026) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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Sept. 25, 2026

Clerk's Notice

32 Oct. 23, 2026

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Wang, Edmund) (Filed on 10/23/2026) (Entered: 10/23/2026)

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33 Oct. 23, 2026

AMENDED COMPLAINT First against All Defendants. Filed by LaCarla Carr. (Huang, Yolanda) (Filed on 10/23/2026) (Entered: 10/23/2026)

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34 Oct. 23, 2026

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Huang, Yolanda) (Filed on 10/23/2026) (Entered: 10/23/2026)

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35 Oct. 30, 2026

Case Management Statement

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36 Oct. 30, 2026

Amended Complaint

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37 Nov. 3, 2026

Stipulation without Proposed Order

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Case Details

State / Territory:

California

Case Type(s):

Jail Conditions

Key Dates

Filing Date: June 8, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Inmates at San Francisco's County Jail 2.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Pending

Defendants

City

San Francisco

County

San Francisco County

Defendant Type(s):

Corrections

Facility Type(s):

Government-run

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

State law

Constitutional Clause(s):

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Due Process

Equal Protection

Other Dockets:

Northern District of California 3:26-cv-05508

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Attorneys fees

Damages

Declaratory judgment

Injunction

Relief Granted:

None yet

Source of Relief:

None yet

Issues

General/Misc.:

Bathing and hygiene

Conditions of confinement

Food service / nutrition / hydration

Neglect by staff

Sanitation / living conditions

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Recreation / Exercise

Work release or work assignments

Medical/Mental Health Care:

Medical care, general

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