Camacho

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] Echoe Camacho, and by and through her, T.C., No. 2:21-cv-01004-KJM-AC her minor child, ORDER B Plaintiffs, v: NEC Networks, LLC d/b/a CatureRx and Rite Aid Corporation, 16 Defendants. 17 18 19 20 This motion 1s before the court on the unopposed motion to appoint Echoe Camacho as the guardian ad litem for her minor child, T.C. See Mot., ECF No. 2. 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. The court must appoint a guardian ad litem—or issue another appropriate order—to protect a minor or incompetent person who is unrepresented in an action.” With reference to Rule 17, this 27 court’s Local Rules provide that “[uJpon commencement of an action or upon initial appearance 28 in defense of an action by or on behalf of a minor or incompetent person, the…