Stahl
Justin Stahl v. Cynthia Chen, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 JUSTIN STAHL, Case No. 25-cv-08679-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. RECONSIDERATION
CYNTHIA CHEN, et al., [Re: ECF No. 16] Defendants.
12 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Justin Stahl, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint on behalf of himself “and as Guardian Ad Litem for his minor children, W.S. and C.S.” ECF No. 1 at 1. He filed a Motion for Appointment of Justin Stahl as Guardian Ad Litem for Minor Plaintiffs, ECF No. 11, which the Court denied without prejudice on November 21, 2025, ECF No. 14. In that Order, the Court explained that absent consent of the Minor Plaintiffs’ mother, who was granted sole legal custody by the state family court, Mr. Stahl could not be approved as guardian ad litem. On December 12, 2025, Mr. Stahl filed a Motion for Reconsideration with respect to the Court’s Order Denying Without Prejudice the Motion for Appointment of…