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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA TERESA GONZALES, Case No. 1:21-cv-01091-DAD-HBK individually and H.G., a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Lillian ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPOINT Tegio, GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR MINOR PLAINTIFF H.G. Plaintiffs, (Doc. No. 11) v. 15 COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, et al., 16 Defendants. 18 Plaintiffs proceed in this matter on their complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on July 14, 2021. (Doc. No. 1). Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion to appoint Lillian Tegio as the guardian ad litem for Plaintiff H.G., who is a minor. (Doc. No. 11). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17 provides for a representative of a minor to sue or defend on a minor’s behalf. Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). That representative, called guardian ad litem, carries the authority to act on the minor’s behalf and “make all appropriate decisions in the course of specific litigation.” United States v.…