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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 D.C. an incompetent adult; by and through Case No. 1:22-cv-01481-HBK his guardian ad litem DeNiece Murphy, 12 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO Plaintiff, APPOINT GUARDIAN AD LITEM 13 v. (Doc. No. 3) 14 MODESTO CITY SCHOOLS and 15 STANISLAUS COUNTY OFFICE OF

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16 Defendants. 17 18 Petitioner DeNiece Murphy, through counsel, filed an application for the Court to appoint 19 DeNiece Murphy as guardian ad litem for the Plaintiff, D.C., an incompetent adult person on 20 November 16, 2022. (Doc. No. 3). Petitioner submits a Declaration in Support. (Doc. No. 3-1). 21 The Court grants the application. 22 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17 provides for a representative of an incompetent person 23 to sue or defend on an incompetent person’s behalf. Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). Similarly, the Local 24 Rules of this Court, in pertinent part, states: 25 Upon commencement of an action or upon initial appearance in defense of an action by or on behalf of a minor or…