Scott

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DESIRAEE SCOTT, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-01067-KES-CDB

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM OF

v. MINORS S.W. AND D.W.

ANTONIA HEREDIA, et al., (Doc. 7)

Defendants. 16

Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion to appoint Desiraee Scott as guardian ad litem,

for Plaintiffs S.W. and D.W., filed October 4, 2024. (Doc. 7). For the reasons set forth herein, Plaintiffs’ motion shall be GRANTED. Legal Standard Pursuant to Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a representative of a minor or incompetent person may sue or defend on the minor or incompetent person’s behalf. Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). A court “must appoint a guardian ad litem—or issue another appropriate order—to protect a minor or incompetent person who is unrepresented in an action.” Id. The capacity of an individual to sue is determined “by the law of the individual’s domicile.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(b)(1). …