W.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

S.W., Case No. 1:20-cv-00266-DAD-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEFING ON PETITION FOR

v. APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD

LITEM AND DIRECTING MEDICAL

TURLOCK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, EVIDENCE TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL

Defendant. FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE

16 On February 21, 2020, a complaint in this action was filed along with a petition for appointment of Sandra Drumonde as guardian ad litem for Plaintiff S.W., alleged to be an incompetent adult. (ECF Nos. 1, 3.) Pursuant to Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a representative of a minor or an incompetent person may sue or defend on the incompetent person’s behalf. Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(1). If the minor or incompetent person “does not have a duly appointed representative,” they “may sue by a next friend or by a guardian ad litem.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(2). “The court must appoint a guardian ad litem—or issue another appropriate order—to protect a minor or…