Yaqub
Yaqub v. Paynter.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAHAT YAQUB, Case No. 1:23-cv-01482-EPG Plaintiff, by and through ORDER SETTING HEARING REGARDING his guardian ad litem, PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF
SADIA YAQUB SETTLEMENT
14 v.
JACOB PAYNTER,
16 Defendant.
18 On June 4, 2024, Plaintiff Rahat Yaqub, proceeding by and through his guardian ad litem, 19 Sadia Yaqub, filed a motion for approval of settlement. (ECF No. 34). 20 Courts have a special duty to safeguard the interests of litigants who are minors or 21 incompetents in civil litigation. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Fed. R. Civ. P.”) 17(c) (district 22 courts “must appoint guardian ad litem—or issue another appropriate order—to protect a minor or 23 incompetent person who is unrepresented in an action.”); see also Robidoux v. Rosengren, 638 24 F.3d 1177, 1181 (9th Cir. 2011). “In the context of proposed settlements in suits involving 25 [incompetent] plaintiffs, this special duty requires a district court to ‘conduct its own inquiry to 26 determine whether the settlement serves…