R.L.
R.L. v. County of Kern
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
R.L., a minor, by and through guardian ad litem ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01352-DAD-JLT Roberta Haro, et al., ) ) ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO Plaintiffs, ) APPOINT ROBERTA HARO AS THE ) GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR PLAINTIFFS v. ) R.L., M.L., AND H.L. ) COUNTY OF KERN, et al., ) (Doc. 8) ) 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.) Roberta Haro seeks appointment as the guardian ad litem for minor plaintiffs R.L., M.L., and H.L. who are her biological children. (Doc. 8 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…