(SS) Sullivan v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VANESSA SULLIVAN O/B/O MINOR No. 2:25-cv-0143 AC
P.N.J,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER v.
COMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY, Defendant.
18 Before the court is plaintiffs’ Petition for the Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem. ECF 19 No. 3. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c)(2), “[a] minor or an incompetent person who 20 does not have a duly appointed representative may sue by a next friend or by a guardian ad 21 litem.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(2). Local Rule 202 provides the following additional requirements: 22 (a) Upon commencement of an action or upon initial appearance in defense of an action by or on behalf of a minor or incompetent person, the attorney representing the minor or incompetent person shall present (1) appropriate evidence of the appointment of a representative for the minor or incompetent person under state law or (2) a motion for the appointment of a guardian ad litem by the Court, or, (3) a showing satisfactory to…