Regalado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DIANNA REGALADO, as successor in Case No. 1:23-cv-00672-KES-BAM interest to decedent RAYMOND REGALADO, ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD

Plaintiff, LITEM v. (Doc. 54) FRESNO COUNTY, et al., Defendants. 17 Currently before the Court is the petition for appointment of Natyshja Alvarez as guardian 18 ad litem for C.R.A., a minor. (Doc. 54.) 19 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17 provides that “[t]he court must appoint a guardian ad 20 litem—or issue another appropriate order—to protect a minor or incompetent person who is 21 unrepresented in an action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(2). This requires a district court to take 22 whatever measures it deems proper to protect the individual during litigation. United States v. 23 30.64 Acres of Land, 795 F.2d 796, 805 (9th Cir. 1986). In pertinent part, Local Rule 202(a) of 24 this Court further states: 25 Upon commencement of an action or upon initial appearance in defense of an …