Randle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RAYMOND RANDLE, 12 Plaintiff, No. 2:23-cv-01990-TLN-SCR 13 v. 14 COUNTY OF COLUSA, et al., ORDER 15 Defendants. 16 17 This matter is before the Court on the Petition to Appoint John Doe as Guardian Ad Litem 18 for Plaintiff Raymond Randle (“Plaintiff”) filed by Plaintiff’s counsel. (ECF No. 47.) For the 19 reasons set forth below, the Petition is GRANTED. 20 Plaintiff initiated this action on September 14, 2023, and filed the operative Second 21 Amended Complaint against Defendants County of Colusa, Officer C. Doble, City of Williams, 22 Officer Beacham, and Officer Wright (collectively, “Defendants”) on July 10, 2024. (ECF Nos. 23 1, 12.) On March 14, 2025, Plaintiff’s counsel filed a status report informing the Court that a 24 conservatorship hearing for Plaintiff was scheduled in state court. (ECF No. 23.) On April 24, 25 2025, Plaintiff’s counsel filed another status report stating Plaintiff was deemed incompetent and 26 appointed a guardian by the County of Colusa. (ECF No.…