Macias
Macias v. City of Delano
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FRANCO MACIAS, et al. Case No. 1:18-cv-01634-ADA-CDB
Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFFS TO SUBMIT
SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING ON EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF MINOR’S
COMPROMISE
City of Delano., et al. (Doc. 79) Defendants. 14-DAY DEADLINE
Pending before the Court is minor Plaintiff M.M.’s ex parte application for approval of minor’s
compromise for Plaintiff M.M, filed April 25, 2023. (Doc. 79). Plaintiff M.M. brings this application through her parent and guardian ad litem, Esmerelda Valbovinos (“Valbovinos”). (Docs. 8, 79 at 2). Background On December 31, 2017, at approximately 9:00 a.m. in Delano, California, Delano Police Officer Pedro Mendoza shot and killed decedent Ernie Macias, M.M.’s biological father, while he sat in a stationary vehicle. (Doc. 26 at ¶¶ 19-21). On November 28, 2018, Plaintiffs Franco Macias and M.M. filed a complaint alleging civil rights and state tort…