Tiggs
Tiggs v. County of San Joaquin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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 SEQUOIA BROWN’S
v. APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS
GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR PLAINTIFF
COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, N.C. Defendant. (Doc. No. 25) 16 This matter is before the court on the application of non-party Sequoia Brown for appointment as guardian ad litem of her son, Plaintiff N.C.1 (Doc. No. 25.) No opposition to the pending application has been filed. For the reason explained below, the court will grant the application and appoint Sequoia Brown as Plaintiff N.C.’s guardian ad litem. 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.…