Walker
Walker v. Marin County Sheriff's Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LOGAN PAUL WALKER, Case No. 3:23-cv-04428-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE TRO
v.
MARIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, et al., 11 Defendants.
12 Pro se plaintiff Logan Walker states that he is the captain of The Chandalar, a 33-foot sailboat that ran aground near Stinson Beach in Marin County, California, on July 31, 2023. See Dkt. No. 1. The beaching occurred while Walker had the boat on autopilot sailing. See id. ¶¶ 5-7. The Marin County Sheriff’s Department has indicated that it intends to remove and dispose of the vessel on August 31, 2023. See id. at ECF p. 43; Dkt. No. 5. Walker says that he is actively engaged in an effort to salvage the vessel, see Dkt. No. 1 ¶ 8, and has applied for a temporary restraining order against the removal, Dkt. No. 5. The Court has some doubt that delaying the removal is warranted. The Chandalar is a sizable vessel near a very popular recreational beach. Walker has already had almost a full month to effect a salvage but…