1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 N.M., a minor, by and through his Case No. 24-cv-2306-MMA-MSB Guardian ad Litem Pamela M., 12

ORDER RE MOTION TO APPOINT

Plaintiff, 13 GUARDIAN AD LITEM v. 14 [Doc. No. 3]

RAMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL

15 DISTRICT, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 19 Plaintiff N.M., a minor, brings this civil rights action against Ramona Unified 20 School District and various individuals within the school district. Doc. No. 1. On 21 December 17, 2024, N.M.’s adoptive mother, “Pamela M.,” filed a motion for 22 appointment of Guardian ad Litem. Doc. No. 3. The default presumption in litigation is 23 that parties must use their real names. Doe v. Kamehameha Sch., 596 F.3d 1036, 1046 24 (9th Cir. 2010) (identifying five factors courts must weigh when determining whether to 25 allow a party to proceed anonymously) (quoting Does I thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile 26 Corp., 214 F.3d 1058, 1068 (9th Cir. 2000)); see also Perez v. Ecfc Holdings, No. CV 16- 27 4000 DSF (PLAx), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200174, at *1 n.1 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2016) 28 (“[E]very pleading must include the full names of the parties.”) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 || 10(a)). And here, Pamela M. has failed to provide her full name and has neither 2 || requested nor provided any explanation as to why she should be permitted to proceed in 3 || this action anonymously. 4 Accordingly, the Court DIRECTS Pamela M. to respond to this Order with either 5 ||a declaration including her full name or an application to proceed under a pseudonym on 6 || or before December 27, 2024. 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. 8 || Dated: December 18, 2024

10 HON. MICHAEL M. ANELLO 11 United States District Judge 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28