Elkins v. California Highway Patrol

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 THE ESTATE OF CECIL ELKINS, JR., CASE NO. 1:13-CV-1483 AWI SAB et al., 11 Plaintiffs ORDER REGARDING STANDING OF 12 CERTAIN PLAINTIFFS v. 13 HIPOLITO PELAYO, 14 Defendant 15 16 17 This is a civil rights lawsuit that stems from a fatal encounter between decedent Cecil 18 Elkins, Jr. (“Elkins”) and Defendant California Highway Patrol Officer Hipolito Pelayo 19 (“Defendant”). Plaintiffs, who are the estate of Elkins and Elkins’ family, seek damages under 20 federal and state law arising out of the death of Elkins.1…