Faircloth

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JACLYN BROOKE FAIRCLOTH, as No. 2:25-cv-00252-DJC-JDP guardian ad litem of H.F. and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, ORDER v. POWERSCHOOL GROUP LLC, et al., Defendants. 16 Before the Court is Jaclyn Brooke Faircloth’s petition to be appointed as guardian ad litem for Plaintiff H.F., her minor child. (ECF No. 9.) Defendants have not opposed this request. “To maintain a suit in a federal court, a child or mental incompetent must be represented by a competent adult.” Doe ex rel. Sisco v. Weed Union Elementary Sch. Dist., 2:13-cv01145, 2013 WL 2666024 at *1 (E.D. Cal. June 12, 2013) (citation omitted); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(2) (“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.”). Under Rule 17, a court may appoint a “general guardian”; “committee”; “conservator”; or “like fiduciary” to sue on behalf of…