J.M.
J.M. v. Tulare City School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 J.M., a minor, by and through his guardian Case No. 1:21-cv-01766-AWI-EPG ad litem Farrah McWilliams, ORDER GRANTING FARAH Plaintiff, MCWILLIAMS’ APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS GUARDIAN AD v. LITEM FOR J.M., A MINOR 14 TULARE CITY SCHOOL DISTRCT, (ECF No. 10) 15 Defendant.
17 On December 14, 2021, J.M., a minor, filed this action against the Tulare City School 18 District asserting claims under the IDEA, Section 504, and Title II of the Americans with 19 Disabilities Act. (ECF No. 1). Before the Court is Farrah McWilliams’ application to be 20 appointed as guardian ad litem for J.M. (ECF No. 10.) For the following reasons, the Court will 21 grant the application.
I. LEGAL STANDARDS
23 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c)(2), “[a] minor or an incompetent person who 24 does not have a duly appointed representative may sue by a next friend or by a guardian ad 25 litem.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(2). Local Rule 202 further states,…