T.O. et al v. County of Nevada et al

Filing 11

ORDER signed by Senior District Judge William B. Shubb on 05/10/2024 GRANTING #5 Plaintiffs' Petition for Appointment of Hannah Morris as their Guardian Ad Litem. (Nair, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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T.O., a minor through his
Guardian Ad Litem Hannah Morris,
Individually and as Personal
Representative of the Estate of
AMY WAYNE MORRIS, Deceased, and
S.O., a minor through his
Guardian Ad Litem Hannah Morris,
Individually and as Personal
Representative of the Estate of
AMY WAYNE MORRIS,

No. 2:24-cv-01131 WBS AC
ORDER RE: PETITION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD
LITEM

Plaintiffs,
v.
COUNTY OF NEVADA, a Governmental
Entity; WELLPATH, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability
company; SHERIFF SHANNON MOON;
and DOES 1 through 10,
inclusive,
Defendants.

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----oo0oo---T.O. and S.O., the minor children of decedent Amy Wayne

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Morris, bring this survival action against the County of Nevada,

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Wellpath, LLC, and Sherriff Shannon Moon, for violations of
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federal law in connection with Ms. Morris’s death while detained

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in a Nevada County jail.

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(Compl. (Docket No. 1).)

Plaintiffs now request that Hannah Morris, who is their

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aunt and sister to the deceased, be appointed their guardian ad

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litem.

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appointments have been raised.

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demonstrates that: (1) T.O. and S.O. are minor children aged 15

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and 14, respectively; (2) No general guardian has been appointed

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for any of the minor plaintiffs and no previous petition for

(Mot. (Docket No. 5).)

No objections to these
Further, plaintiffs’ motion

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guardian ad litem has been filed in this matter; and (3) Hannah

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Morris is a competent and reasonable person, qualified to become

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the guardian ad litem of said minors, and consents to act in such

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a capacity.

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IT IS TEHREFORE ORDERED that plaintiffs’ petition for

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appointment of Hannah Morris as their guardian ad litem (Docket

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No. 5) be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED.

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Dated:

May 10, 2024

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