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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

T.G., et al., ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-0257 - JLT ) Plaintiffs, ) ORDER GRANTING THE MOTION TO APPOINT ) REBECCA P. AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR v. )

MINOR PLAINTIFF P.P.

) KERN COUNTY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) )

Plaintiffs assert they suffered violations of their civil rights and discrimination due to their disabilities while held at Kern County’s juvenile detention facilities. Because Plaintiff P.P. remains a minor, he is unable to prosecute the claims presented. Accordingly, Rebecca P. seeks appointment as the guardian ad litem for P.P., who is her grandson. (Doc. 45) 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…