R.L.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

A.W., a minor, by and through guardian ad litem ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01352-DAD-JLT Alisha White, et al., ) ) ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO Plaintiffs, ) APPOINT ALISHA WHITE AS THE ) GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR PLAINTIFF v. ) A.W. ) COUNTY OF KERN, et al., ) (Doc. 4) ) Defendants. ) )

This action involves a fatal officer-involved shooting of Plaintiffs’ father, Mickel E. Lewis Sr. on October 2, 2020. (See Doc. 1 at 2.) Alisha White seeks appointment as the guardian ad litem for minor plaintiff A.W., who is her biological child. (Doc. 4 at 2.) For the reasons set forth below, the petition 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…