Viriyapunt
Viriyapunt v. Central State Credit Union
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NORMA VIRIYAPUNT, No. 2:24-cv-02078-DC-AC Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE
v. MOTION TO APPOINT PAUL
VIRIYAPUNT AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM
CENTRAL STATE CREDIT UNION, (Doc. No. 20) Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on Plaintiff Norma Viryapunt’s motion to appoint Paul Viryapunt’s as guardian ad litem. (Doc. No. 20.) No opposition to the pending motion has been filed. The pending motion was taken under submission to be decided on the papers pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). (Doc. No. 24) For the reasons explained below, the court will deny Plaintiff’s motion, without prejudice. Under Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “[a] minor or an incompetent person who does not have a duly appointed representative may sue by a next friend or by a guardian ad litem.” “The court must appoint a guardian ad litem—or issue another appropriate order—to protect a minor or incompetent person who is…