I. G. v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

I. G., Case No. 1:24-cv-01431-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM OF

v. MINOR I.G.

PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION (Doc. 13)

SCHOOL DISTRICT,

15 Defendant.

Pending before the Court is the motion of minor Plaintiff I.G. to appoint his mother, G.C., as guardian ad litem, filed February 5, 2025. (Doc. 13). Legal Standard Pursuant to Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a representative of a minor or incompetent person may sue or defend on the minor or incompetent person’s behalf. Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). A 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.” Id. The capacity of an individual to sue is determined “by the law of the individual’s domicile.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(b)(1). Under California law, an individual under the age of 18 is a minor, and a minor may bring suit 27…