(SS)Elmer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ELORA ELMER, c/o C.R.F., Case No. 1:22-cv-01045-SAB 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPOINT ELORA ELMER AS GUARDIAN v. AD LITEM FOR C.R.F. 13 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF No. 6) 14 Defendant. 15 Elora Elmer, on behalf of minor C.R.F., filed this action on August 18, 2022, challenging a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying an application for disability benefits. (ECF No. 1.) On September 20, 2022, the Court ordered Plaintiff to file an application for the appointment of a guardian ad litem. (ECF No. 6.) On the same date, Plaintiff filed an application to appoint Plaintiff’s mother and physical caretaker Elora Elmer. (ECF No. 6.) The Court finds good cause to grant the application. Pursuant to Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a representative of a minor or incompetent person may sue or defend on the minor or incompetent person’s behalf. Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). This requires the Court to take…