Booth

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Renee Booth, et al., No. 2:19-cv-01612-KJM-CKD Plaintiffs, ORDER Vv. United States of America, 1S Defendants. 16 This is a medical malpractice case related to the care of K.C., a minor. See generally Compl., ECF No. 1. The parties have reached a proposed settlement agreement. See Mot. Appoint Guardian at 2, ECF No. 31. The plaintiffs now ask the court to appoint Chip Evans as guardian ad litem of K.C. See generally id. According to their motion, Evans “is an attorney and has considerable experience in serving as guardian for these types of cases. He is also board 22 certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.” /d. at 3. The United States does not 23 oppose this motion. See id. “A minor... who does not have a duly appointed representative may sue... by a 25 guardian ad litem. The court must appoint a guardian ad litem—or issue another appropriate …