J.S.1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

J.S.1, J.S.2, T.S., and A.T., by and through their ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01557 DAD JLT guardian ad litem, SAVANA ST. CLAIR, , ) ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S Plaintiffs, ) APPLICATION TO APPOINT SAVANAH ST. ) CLAIR AS THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR v. ) PLAINTIFFS J.S.1, J.S.2, T.S., AND A.T. ) COUNTY OF KERN, et al., ) (Doc. 8) ) Defendants. ) )

Savanah St. Clair seeks appointment as the guardian ad litem for minor plaintiffs J.S.1, J.S.2., T.S. and A.T., who are her biological children. (Doc. 8; see also Doc. 1 at 7, ¶ 26) Plaintiff does not oppose the petition. (Doc. 21) 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 appointed representative may sue by a next friend…