(SS) Goodeill v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MEGAN GOODEILL, on behalf of minor ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-0242 - JLT
A.M.F., )
) ORDER GRANTING THE PETITIONS TO Plaintiff, ) APPOINT MEGAN GOODEILL AS GUARDIAN 13 v. ) AD LITEM FOR MINOR PLAINTIFF A.M.F. ) ANDREW SAUL, ) (Docs. 2, 6) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) )
On February 22, 2021, Megan Goodeill initiated this action on behalf of minor Plaintiff A.M.F., seeking judicial review of the decision to deny A.M.F.’s application for Social Security benefits. (Docs. 1, 4) Megan Goodeill seeks to be appointed as the guardian ad litem for A.M.F. (Docs. 2, 6) For the reasons set forth below, the request 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 or by a guardian ad litem.” Fed. R. Civ. P.…