W.A.
W.A. v. Panama Buena Vista Union School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
8 9 W.A., a minor, Case No. 1:22-cv-01057-BAK (EPG) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT
GUARDIAN AD LITEM WITHOUT
PANAMA BUENA VISTA UNION PREJUDICE
SCHOOL DISTRICT,
(ECF No. 2). Defendant.
16 On August 22, 2021, Plaintiff W.A., a minor, through counsel, filed this action under the 17 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., and California Education 18 Code § 56000 et seq. (ECF No. 1). Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s petition to appoint his 19 mother, Victoria A., as his guardian ad litem. (ECF No. 2). Because the motion does not comply 20 with Local Rule 202, the Court will deny it without prejudice.
I. LEGAL STANDARDS
22 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c)(2), “[a] minor or an incompetent person who does not have a duly appointed representative may sue by a next friend or by a guardian ad litem.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(2). Local Rule 202 further states, in pertinent part:
25 (a) Appointment of…