Townsend

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 8 ANTONIO NEAL TOWNSEND, through Case No. 19-cv-00630-BLF his Conservator and Guardian ad Litem JACQUELINE TOWNSEND,

INTERIM ORDER FINDING

Plaintiff, PROPOSED SETTLEMENT TO BE

FAIR AND REASONABLE; AND

v. DEFERRING DISBURSEMENT OF

ANY SETTLEMENT FUNDS

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, et al.,

Defendants.

16 On November 10, 2021, the Court held an in camera hearing to review the terms of the proposed settlement in this case, and to address concerns raised by Plaintiff Antonio Neal Townsend’s Conservator and Guardian ad Litem, Jacqueline Townsend, and by Plaintiff’s counsel. Because Ms. Townsend and Plaintiff’s counsel wished to discuss Plaintiff’s personal medical and financial issues, they requested that the hearing be limited to Ms. Townsend, Plaintiff’s counsel, the undersigned, and court staff. Plaintiff’s counsel represented that Defendants had no objection to that request. The…