(SS) Van Groningen v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHELLY VITALI VAN GRONINGEN, on ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-1377 - JLT behalf of minor M.A.V., ) ) ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO APPOINT Plaintiff, ) SHELLY VITALI VAN GRONINGEN AS 13 v. ) GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR MINOR PLAINTIFF ) M.A.V.

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, )

Acting Commissioner of Social Security, ) (Doc. 2) ) Defendant. ) )

On September 10, 2021, Shelly Vitali Van Groningen initiated this action on behalf of her son, M.A.V., for judicial review of the administrative decision denying benefits for M.A.V. (Doc. 3) In addition, Ms. Van Groningen seeks appointment as the guardian ad litem of M.A.V. (Doc. 2) For the reasons set forth below, the motion 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.…