(SS) Castillo v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARTIN CASTILLO, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-0991 - JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO APPOINT ) DANIELA PADRAZA REYES AS GUARDIAN v. ) AD LITEM FOR MINOR PLAINTIFF MARTIN ANDREW SAUL, ) CASTILLO Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) (Doc. 4) Defendant. ) ) )

On July 17, 2020, Plaintiff initiated this action for judicial review of the administrative decision denying his request for benefits. (Doc. 1) The Court’s preliminary review of the record indicated he is sixteen years old. (See Doc. 3) Therefore, Plaintiff was ordered to file a motion for appointment of a guardian ad litem. (Id.) Daniela Padraza Reyes now seeks appointment as Plaintiff’s guardian ad litem. (Doc. 4) For the reasons set forth below, the petition 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 25 …