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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 E.L., a minor, by and through her general No. 2:22-cv-01527 DAD AC guardian, JESSICA LONG; JESSICA LONG, an individual, Plaintiff, ORDER v. LIEUTENANT JERRY FERNANDEZ, in his individual capacity; DETECTIVE JACOBDUNCAN, in his individual; DETECTIVEJEREMY ASHBEE, in his individual capacity; and DOES 1 through 10, 18 Defendants. 19 20 Before the court is plaintiffs’ uncontested Petition for the Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem (ECF No. 11), which was referred to the undersigned by District Judge Dale A. Drozd (ECF No. 12). 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 provides the following additional requirements: (a) Upon commencement of an action or upon initial appearance in defense of an action by or on behalf of a minor or incompetent person, the…