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E.P., et al. v. COUNTY OF KERN, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 E.P., et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-01260-JLT-CDB
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO APPOINT
GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR MINOR PLAINTIFF
v. E.P. AND DECEDENT MINOR A.P. AND FOR
E.P. TO PROCEED UNDER PSEUDONYM
COUNTY OF KERN, et al., (Docs. 8, 9) Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court are the motions of Plaintiffs, filed on October 13, 2025, (1) to appoint guardian ad litem for minor Plaintiff E.P. and decedent minor Plaintiff Alejandro Andres Perez, Jr. (“A.P.”) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17 and Local Rule 202, and (2) for E.P. to proceed under pseudonym in this action. (Docs. 8, 9). Although Defendants have not yet appeared in this action nor filed a responsive pleading, the Court deems the filing of any opposition unnecessary before ruling on the motions. Because the Court deems the motions suitable for disposition without hearing and oral argument, the motion hearing set for November 18, 2025, will vacated. See Local 24 …