W.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PETITION AND

APPOINTING SANDRA DRUMONDE AS

v. GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR PLAINTIFF

S.W.

TURLOCK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, (ECF Nos. 3, 7, 8) Defendant.

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., proffered to be an incompetent adult. (ECF Nos. 1, 3.) On February 25, 2020, the Court ordered supplemental briefing to be filed to support the petition for appointment of guardian ad litem. (ECF No. 6.) On March 3, 2020, Plaintiff’s counsel filed supplemental briefing and declarations under seal in support of the petition. (ECF Nos. 7, 8.) 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…