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G. v. Mariposa County Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 T.G., A MINOR CHILD; BY AND Case No. 1:19-cv-01201-LJO-EPG
THROUGH HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM
TERESA GROSS, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO APPOINT GUARDIAN AD LITEM Plaintiff, (ECF NO. 2) v.
MARIPOSA COUNTY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Defendants.
18 On August 30, 2019, Plaintiff T.G., a minor child, filed this action against Defendant, 19 Mariposa County Unified School District (“Defendant”), asserting a cause of action under Title 20 VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. (ECF No. 1.) That same day, Plaintiff filed a motion to appoint 21 his mother, Teresa Gross, as guardian ad litem. (ECF No. 2.) 22 “To maintain a suit in a federal court, a child or mental incompetent must be represented 23 by a competent adult.” Doe ex rel. Sisco v. Weed Union Elementary School Dist., 2:13-cv-01145, 24 2013 WL 2666024 at *1 (E.D. Cal. June 12, 2013) (citation omitted). Rule 17(c) governs the 25 appearance of minors and incompetent persons in federal court. Rule…