Estate of Haile Neil v. County of Colusa
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESTATE OF HAILE NEIL, TARA No. 2:19-cv-02441-TLN-DB KUCK, and MICHAEL NEIL, 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER v.
COUNTY OF COLUSA, COLUSA
COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,
CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL
GROUP, INC., JOE GAROFALO, and
DOES 1–50,
17 Defendants.
19 This matter is before the Court on Defendants County of Colusa, Colusa County Sheriff’s Department, and Joe Garofalo’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Request to Seal. (See ECF No. 30.) Plaintiffs Estate of Haile Neil, Tara Tuck, and Michael Neil (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed an opposition under seal. (See ECF No. 33.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Defendants’ request. /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On February 16, 2019, a California Highway Patrol officer pulled over and detained Haile Neil (hereinafter, “Ms. Neil”) due to speeding and driving with her emergency lights on. (ECF No. 1 at 4.) When the officer attempted to restrain Ms. Neil,…