Beard
Beard v. County of Stanislaus
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHANE BEARD, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-00841-DAD-SAB 11 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD v. LITEM AND APPOINTING DONNIE R. COX AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, et al., MINOR PLAINTIFF N.P. 14 Defendants. (ECF Nos. 6,8)
16 On May 24, 2021, Plaintiffs Shane Beard, Hilda Perez, and N.P., a minor, filed a complaint in this action. (ECF No. 1.) On May 26, 2021, the Court ordered Plaintiffs’ counsel to file, within ten (10) days of entry of the order, evidence that a representative has been appointed under state law or a motion for appointment of a guardian ad litem that meets the requirements of Local Rule 202. (ECF No. 4.) On May 27, 2021, Plaintiffs’ counsel Robert R. Powell (“Mr. Powell”) filed a motion to appoint Donnie R. Cox (“Mr. Cox”), as guardian ad litem for N.P. (ECF No. 6.) The declaration of Mr. Powell proffered that the submission would…