Cruz

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4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 ANICETO CRUZ, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-01278-CDB

12 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ RENEWED

MOTIONS TO APPOINT GUARDIAN AD LITEM

13 v. FOR PLAINTIFFS D.L.M. AND A.B.T.

14 DOES 1-50, (Docs. 20, 21)

15 Defendant. 14-DAY DEADLINE 16 17 Pending before the Court are the renewed motions of Plaintiffs Aniceto Cruz, Patricia Flores, 18 Estate of Josafat Bonifacio, minor A.B.T., as successor in interest to Josafat Bonifacio, by and through 19 his purported guardian ad litem Jacqueline M. Torres Maldonado, and minor D.L.M., as successor in 20 interest to Josafat Bonifacio, by and through his purported guardian ad litem, Maritza Plasenia-Mares 21 (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) to appoint guardian ad litem for D.L.M. and A.B.T., filed on November 20, 22 2025. (Docs. 20, 21). 23 I. Background 24 Plaintiffs initiated this action with the filing of a complaint against the State of California, North 25 Kern State Prison (“NKSP”), and unnamed Doe…