Genevieve Morrison v. Tuolumne County Sheriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GENEVIEVE MORRISON, Case No. 1:25-cv-01591-JLT-EPG-HC

Petitioner, ORDER REGARDING NEXT FRIEND

STANDING AND PROCEEDING WITH

v. ATTORNEY

TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO MAIL GENEVIEVE MORRISON COPY

Respondent. OF THE PETITION AND TO MAIL

NICHOLAS MORRISON COPY OF ORDER

14 I. BACKGROUND On November 17, 2025, Nicholas Morrison filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on behalf of his wife, Genevieve Morrison, who is a state pretrial detainee currently housed at the Tuolumne County Jail. (ECF No. 1.) On November 21, 2025, Mr. Morrison filed a motion for temporary restraining order (“TRO”). (ECF No. 5.) That same day, the assigned district judge denied the motion for TRO in a minute order, stating that: (1) “Mr. Morrison may not represent his wife in this litigation”; (2) “Ms. Morrison has been held in ‘red classification’ for two months, undercutting any claim that…