CYNTHIA RAMIREZ VS. YANIRA RAMIREZ ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Thursday, August 21, 2025, Line 9. HEARING ON PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION.

Plaintiff Cynthia Ramirez's motion for a preliminary injunction requiring defendant Yanira Ramrez to deliver the remains of Miguel Perez is granted. No later than 4pm on August 22, 2025 defendant Yanira Ramirez must deliver the entirety of the remains of Miguel Perez in her possession to Cynthia Ramirez at a mutually agreeable time and at a mutually agreeable location. If the parties cannot agree on a time and/or location, the delivery must take place at the San Francisco Coroner's Office at 4pm on August 22, 2025. Cynthia Ramirez's request for attorneys' fees and costs is denied.

A preliminary injunction should generally be granted when a legal remedy is inadequate, there is a risk of irreparable harm, and the plaintiff will likely prevail on the merits. All three factors obtain here. A legal remedy is clearly inadequate. Pecuniary compensation does not afford adequate relief for the loss of a child's remains. Deprivation of those remains causes irreparable harm because they are unique in nature, of emotional and religious value, and there is no adequate replacement.

Cynthia Ramirez has established a strong likelihood of prevailing on the merits. The court finds that she did not abandon her statutory right to the remains of her son and Yanira Ramirez has no rights to those remains. While the father of Miguel Perez may have equal rights to the remains as Cynthia Ramirez, that does not in any way entitle Yanira Ramirez to retain the remains. Cynthia Ramirez has not cited any authority entitling her to an award of fees or costs on this motion.

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