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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JANE DOE, Case No. 1:24-cv-01094-KES-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPOINT

GUARDIAN AD LITEM

CHOWCHILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT, (ECF No. 5) 14 Defendant.

16 17 Plaintiff Jane Doe, a minor, has brought this civil rights action against Defendant 18 Chowchilla Elementary School District, alleging discriminatory conduct interfering with 19 Plaintiff’s right to attend public school. Now before the Court is a motion to appoint Plaintiff’s 20 mother, Joanna Abercrombie, as the guardian ad litem for the minor Plaintiff. (ECF No. 5). For 21 the following reasons, the Court will grant the motion.

I. SUMMARY OF THE MOTIONS

Plaintiff’s motion states that Joanna Abercrombie is the mother of minor Plaintiff Jane Doe, that Jane Doe has no other appointed representative or guardian, that Abercrombie’s sole purpose is to assist in the litigation, ensure that any recovery is properly secured until Jane Doe reaches maturity, and to…