Fisher

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOANNA FISHER, et al., No. 1:20-cv-01471-NONE-EPG Plaintiffs, v. ORDER CONCERNING APPOINTMENT OF

GUARDIAN AD LITEM

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, et al.,

Defendants. 15 Plaintiffs Johanna Fisher and J.G., a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Johanna Fisher, filed the civil rights complaint commencing this action on October 15, 2020. (ECF No. 1). On account of J.G.’s being a minor, that same day, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Lodging Application and Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem. (ECF No. 4). Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c)(2), “[a] minor or an incompetent person 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). Local Rule 202 provides additional requirements:

(a) Upon commencement of an action or upon initial appearance in defense of an action by or on behalf of a minor or incompetent person, the attorney 25 representing…