Greer
Greer v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Greer, Case No.: 19cv378-JO-DEB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MEDIA
v. INTERVENORS’ MOTION TO
INTERVENE AND UNSEAL
County of San Diego et al., Defendants. 16 17 18 19 Plaintiff Frankie Greer brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action because he suffered severe injuries while detained in San Diego Central Jail. After he settled his claims against the County of San Diego (the “County”) and various jail officials, several media organizations filed a motion to intervene for the limited purpose of unsealing documents regarding inmate deaths and serious injuries which occurred in County jails. On May 31, 2023, the Court held oral argument on the motion brought by The San Diego Union Tribune, LLC, Prison Legal News, and Voice of San Diego (collectively, “Media Intervenors”). For the reasons stated below, the Court grants their motion to intervene and unseal documents. …