(SS) Guzman v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

V.G., ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-0889 - JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPOINT ) ANGELIGA GUZMAN AS GUARDIAN AD v. )

LITEM FOR MINOR PLAINTIFF V.G.

) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) ) (Doc. 22) Defendant. ) ) )

V.G. is a minor and is seeking judicial review of the administrative decision denying her application for Social Security benefits. (Doc. 1; Doc. 16) Angelica Guzman now seeks appointment as the guardian ad litem for V.G., who is her child. (Doc. 22) For the reasons set forth below, the request is GRANTED. I. Appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem Pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “[a] minor . . . who does not have a duly appointed representative may sue by a next friend or by a guardian ad litem.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(2). In addition, a court “must appoint a guardian ad litem - or issue another appropriate order - to protect a 25 …