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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MOLINA, et al.,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF VISALIA, et al.

Defendants.

No. 1:13-cv-01991-DAD-SAB

ORDER REFERRING PETITION FOR 

APPROVAL OF MINORS’ COMPROMISE

TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE ERICA P. 

GROSJEAN

On September 30, 2016, a settlement of this action was reached at a settlement 

conference before Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. (Doc. No. 146.) However, three of the 

plaintiffs in the action are minors. Accordingly, the court must “conduct its own inquiry to 

determine whether the settlement serves the best interests of the minor.” Dacanay v. Mendoza, 

573 F.2d 1075, 1080 (9th Cir. 1978); see also Salmeron v. United States, 724 F.2d 1357, 1363 

(9th Cir. 1983) (holding that “a court must independently investigate and evaluate any 

compromise or settlement of a minor’s claims to assure itself that the minor’s interests are 

protected, even if the settlement has been recommended or negotiated by the minor’s parent or 

guardian ad litem”). Because she was not the magistrate judge assigned to this action, the court 

now refers the anticipated petition for minors’ compromise to Magistrate Judge Erica P. 

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Grosjean for the purposes of issuing findings and recommendations addressing that motion. See

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 6, 2016 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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