Molina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE Case No. 1:23-cv-01553-CDB

COMPANY,

ORDER GRANTING RENEWED MOTION Plaintiff, FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD

LITEM FOR CROSS-DEFENDANT LUPE C.

v. FLORES

CONCEPCION FLORES MOLINA, (Docs. 64, 66)

16 Defendant/Cross-Plaintiff, 30-Day Deadline

17 v.

LUPE C. FLORES,

19 Defendant/Cross-Defendant.

21 Pending before the Court is a notice from Dawn Harris, power of attorney for Cross- Defendant Lupe C. Flores. (Doc. 64). The Court, construing the notice as a renewed motion for appointment of guardian ad litem, directed Dawn Harris to file a supplemental declaration. (Doc. 65). On October 9, 2025, Dawn Harris filed her supplemental declaration. (Doc. 66) I. BACKGROUND Lupe Flores has filed six prior motions for appointment of a guardian ad litem, each one in the guardian ad litem capacity. See (Docs. 31, 39, 48, 50, 55, 58). After a competency hearing held on January 17,…