Sigala
Sigala v. City of McFarland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 H.L., a minor, by and through his guardian Case No. 1:22-cv-00106-DAD-BAK (EPG) ad litem Maria Sigala, et al., ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR Plaintiffs, APPOINTMENT OF MARIA SIGALA AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM v. (ECF Nos. 19, 21) CITY OF MCFARLAND, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 On July 29, 2022, Plaintiff Sigala filed a motion requesting to be appointed as guardian ad 18 litem for Plaintiff H.L. (ECF No. 19). On August 2, 2022, the Court directed the Plaintiff to file a 19 supplement addressing Local Rule 202(c). (ECF No. 20). Plaintiff filed a supplement on August 20 5, 2022. (ECF No. 21). Upon review, the Court will grant the motion for the reasons explained 21 below.
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,…