Ramirez Fonua v. City of Hayward

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CRISTINA RAMIREZ FONUA, et al., Case No. 21-cv-03644-RS Plaintiffs, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR MINOR’S COMPROMISE, SEALING KYLE MARTINEZ, et al., MOTION 13 Defendants.

Plaintiffs have filed revised motions seeking a minor’s compromise on behalf of minor Plaintiffs B.H.R. and B.E.R.1 In this case, Plaintiffs averred violations of the Fourth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and California statutory and common law relating to the shooting death of Stony Ramirez. The settlement is fair and reasonable, and the motions are granted. Plaintiffs’ sealing motion, which seeks to keep under seal the names and birth dates of the minors, is also granted. District courts are responsible for safeguarding the interests of minor litigants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c). Robidoux v. Rosengren, 638 F.3d 1177, 1181 (9th Cir. 2011). When a proposed settlement involves a minor plaintiff, it…