Williams v. County of Fresno

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ASHLEY WILLIAMS, ET AL., Case No. 1:18-cv-01543-LJO-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING

IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO APPOINT

v. GUARDIAN AD LITEM COUNTY OF FRESNO, et al.,

Defendants. (ECF No. 37.)

17 Plaintiffs Ashley Williams, Hector Mendez, A.R., and D.R. (“Plaintiffs”) bring this suit against Defendants County of Fresno, Leeder Vue, Socorro Ruvalcaba, Yee Leng Thao, Nancy Boyajian, Clay Hoover, Eileen Guaracha, Enrique Robledo, and the City of Madera (“Defendants”) alleging causes of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. On August 30, 2019, Plaintiffs filed an ex parte motion to appoint Ashley Williams as the guardian ad litem for Plaintiffs A.R. and D.R., as well as for non-parties H.M. and G.M. (ECF No. 37.) That same date, the Court ordered Defendants to file a statement indicating whether they opposed the motion. (ECF No. 38.) The Court also ordered Plaintiffs to file a statement stating…