K.D.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 K.D., a minor, through her natural guardian No. 2:23-cv-00990-DC-CKD and mother Teylor Dillon, 12 Plaintiff, 13 ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. REQUEST FOR AN ORDER FINDING 14 SATISFACTORY SHOWING HAS BEEN BANNER LASSEN MEDICAL CENTER, MADE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 202(a) 15 et al., (Doc. No. 37) 16 Defendants.

17 18 On April 9, 2025, Plaintiff K.D., a minor, proceeding through her natural guardian and 19 mother Teylor Dillon, filed a request asking the court to find that appointment of a guardian ad 20 litem is not necessary based on her attorney’s presentation pursuant to Local Rule 202(a) of “a 21 showing satisfactory to the Court that no such appointment is necessary to ensure adequate 22 representation of the minor or incompetent person.” (Doc. No. 37.) Specifically, because 23 Plaintiff’s mother, Teylor Dillon, is Plaintiff K.D.’s “general guardian,” she may sue on Plaintiff 24 K.D.’s behalf under Federal Rule of Civil…