Tiggs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AISHA JAMILAH TIGGS, et al. No. 2:22-cv-02163-DC-SCR Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION OF

v. AISHA JAMILAH TIGGS FOR

APPOINTMENT AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM

COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, FOR MINOR PLAINTIFF M.T.C., JR. Defendant. (Doc. No. 24) 16 This matter is before the court on Plaintiff Aisha Jamilah Tiggs’ application for appointment as guardian ad litem for minor Plaintiff M.T.C., Jr. (Doc. No. 24.) No opposition to the pending application has been filed. For the reasons explained below, the court will grant Plaintiff Aisha Jamilah Tiggs’ application. 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 unrepresented in an action.” Fed. R. Civ. P.…