A.W.
A.W. v. Piedmont Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 A. W., Case No. 24-cv-06230-TSH Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR
v. DISMISSAL PIEDMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL Re: Dkt. No.
DISTRICT,
10 Defendant. 11 a A Request for Dismissal has been filed by Plaintiff A. W. ECF No. 23. However, there
& 13 || are two issues with Plaintiff’s request. First, “District courts have a special duty, derived from
v || Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c), to safeguard the interests of litigants who are minors.”
|| Robidoux v. Rosengren, 638 F.3d 1177, 1181 (9th Cir. 2011). “In the context of proposed 16 || settlements in suits involving minor plaintiffs, this special duty requires a district court to ‘conduct
|| its own inquiry to determine whether the settlement serves the best interests of the minor.’” Jd.
Zz (quoting Dacanay v. Mendoza, 573 F.2d 1075, 1080 (9th Cir. 1978)). Thus, prior to seeking || dismissal, Plaintiff must file a motion…