Penuela v. Rushfeldt, Shelley & Drake
This case is one of several resulting from an incident in February 1991, when William Penuela (William) was arrested by a City of Glendale police officer during a psychotic episode. He received no treatment for his mental illness during the two weeks he was in custody in Glendale and Los Angeles. Criminal charges were dismissed for lack of probable cause, and William was released from jail in the middle of the night, while delusional and hallucinating. Just three hours later, he walked in front of an Amtrak train and was struck by it. He suffered serious injury, including amputation of his right lower leg, brain damage, and worsened schizophrenia. This is an appeal from the denial of a special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16. Court reverse the order.
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