L.V.Q.
L.V.Q. v. The GEO Group, Inc.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 L.V.Q., Case No. 1:24-cv-00656-KES-CDB
12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPOINT
GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR PLAINTIFF L.V.Q.
13 v. (Doc. 61) 14 THE GEO GROUP, INC.,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO
15 Defendant. STAY AS MOOT
16 (Doc. 68)
17 14-DAY DEADLINE 18 Pending before the Court is the motion of Plaintiff L.V.Q. (“Plaintiff”) to appoint guardian ad 19 litem, filed on September 29, 2025. (Doc. 61).1 (Docs. 8, 9). On October 6, 2025, Defendant The GEO 20 Group, Inc. (“Defendant”) filed an opposition, and on October 15, 2025, Plaintiff replied. (Docs. 66, 21 67). The Court deems the motion suitable for disposition without hearing and oral argument. See Local 22 Rule 230(g). For the reasons set forth herein, the Court will grant Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment 23 of guardian ad litem for L.V.Q. Further, because Defendant’s pending, later-filed motion to stay seeks 24 a stay only until such time…