Rockwell

I. BACKGROUND

19 Plaintiff initially filed the complaint on April 4, 2022. (ECF No. 1.) On April 25, 2022, 20 Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint indicating that the action is brought by Plaintiff and by 21 G.A.R., a minor, proceeding pro se. (ECF No. 5.) On May 4, 2022, the Court issued an order for 22 Plaintiff to show cause why G.A.R.’s claims should not be dismissed without prejudice because 23 Plaintiff has no authority to proceed on his behalf. (ECF No. 8.) 24 On May 17, 2022, Plaintiff filed a response to the May 4, 2022 order to show cause, along 25 with a motion for an extension of time to file a further response. (ECF Nos. 14, 15.) Plaintiff’s 26 response explained that he was searching for counsel for G.A.R. and himself. (ECF No. 14.) And 27 he stated that if he could not obtain counsel, “he will use FRCP 17 Next Friend rule to obtain 28 proper representation to enter an appearance for G.A.R.” (Id.) On May 18, 2022, the Court granted Plaintiff an extension to June 30, 2022, to file a further response to the order to show cause. (ECF No. 17). However, the Court reiterated the discussion in the order to show cause—that G.A.R. must be represented…