Vasquez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESUS VASQUEZ, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-0327 - JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPOINT ) CHRISTINA GARCIA AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM v. )

FOR MINOR PLAINTIFF JESUS VASQUEZ.

) RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., ) ) (Doc. 26) Defendants. ) ) )

Jesus Vasquez asserts that his fifth-grade teacher engaged in inappropriate and violent conduct, and the defendants violated his civil rights under federal and state law and are liable for related torts under state law. (Doc. 1; Doc. 16) Christina Garcia now seeks appointment as the guardian ad litem for Plaintiff, who is her son. (Doc. 26) 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…