(SS) D.M.A. v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

D.M.A., by and through his guardian ad litem, Case No. 1:25-cv-00560-BAM Latasha Edwards, ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR Plaintiff, GUARDIAN AD LITEM 13 v. (Doc. 4)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff D.M.A., by and through his guardian ad litem, Latasha Edwards, and through counsel, filed this action seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. (Doc. 1.) Currently before the Court is the petition to appoint Latasha Edwards as the guardian ad litem of the minor plaintiff, D.M.A. (Doc. 4.) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17 provides that “[t]he 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.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(2). This requires a district court to take whatever measures it deems proper to protect the individual during litigation. United States v. 30.64 Acres of Land, 795 F.2d…