N.M.
N.M. v. Ramona Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 N.M., a minor, by and through his Case No. 24-cv-2306-MMA-MSB Guardian ad Litem Pamela M.,
ORDER RE MOTION TO APPOINT
Plaintiff, GUARDIAN AD LITEM v. [Doc. No. 3]
RAMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL
15 DISTRICT, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff N.M., a minor, brings this civil rights action against Ramona Unified School District and various individuals within the school district. Doc. No. 1. On December 17, 2024, N.M.’s adoptive mother, “Pamela M.,” filed a motion for appointment of Guardian ad Litem. Doc. No. 3. The default presumption in litigation is that parties must use their real names. Doe v. Kamehameha Sch., 596 F.3d 1036, 1046 (9th Cir. 2010) (identifying five factors courts must weigh when determining whether to allow a party to proceed anonymously) (quoting Does I thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile Corp., 214 F.3d 1058, 1068 (9th Cir. 2000)); see also Perez v. Ecfc Holdings, No. CV 16- 4000 DSF (PLAx), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…