Hernandez v. County of Monterey

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

PAUL S. GREWAL, United States Magistrate Judge.

In the midst of this litigation over the conditions of confinement at the Monterey County Jail, the parties did something different. They did something commendable. They cooperated.

Their cooperation took the form of an agreement to retain four neutral experts.1 The experts were asked to evaluate whether jail inmates are adequately protected from injury and violence, and whether the jail’s system of medical care is adequate.2 The experts identified a variety of deficiencies and hazards, including: an…