Yeager
AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Yeager
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Mueller, J.
ORDER
On September 14, 2015, the court held an evidentiary hearing on the question of the competency of General Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager (Ret.) to proceed in this case without representation. General Yeager and Victoria Yeager appeared without counsel at that hearing, General Yeager representing himself and Victoria Yeager representing herself. Kennedy Luvai appeared by telephone on behalf of interve-nor Parsons Behle & Latimer. For the following reasons, the court finds it must *1045 appoint a guardian ad litem to protect General Yeager’s interests in this case.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Procedural History
The court summarized the procedural history of this case in previous orders. See, e.g., Order July 21, 2015, at 2-4, ECF No. 204. In short, General Yeager filed a complaint in this court in 2007, alleging AT&T Mobility LLC and others used his name to promote their products without his permission. John Zarian and Kennedy Luvai, now of Parsons Behle, represented him at trial. After the trial, the jury awarded General Yeager $135,000. He was also awarded attorneys’ fees and costs in excess of $170,000.
In January 2013, AT&T filed a complaint in interpleader in this court, depositing…