Vasquez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

R.V., et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-01610-AWI-SAB

Plaintiffs, ORDER APPOINTING JESSICA

SANTOS AS R.V.’S GUARDIAN AD

v.

LITEM

COUNTY OF MERCED, et al., (ECF No. 5) Defendants.

16 On November 13, 2019, a complaint in this action was filed by Ricardo Vasquez and R.V., a minor. No petition for appointment of a guardian ad litem for R.V. was filed. Accordingly, on November 14, 2019, an order was filed requiring a petition for appointment of a guardian ad litem within ten days. On November 22, 2019, Jessica Santos, who is R.V.’s biological mother and caretaker, seeks to be appointed as guardian ad litem for R.V. Pursuant to Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a representative of an incompetent person may sue or defend on the incompetent person’s behalf. Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). This requires the Court to take whatever measures it deems appropriate to protect the interests of the individual during the litigation. United States v. 30.64 Acres of…