Rice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRENT RICE, an individual; and A.R., a No. 2:20-cv-02427-TLN-KJN minor, by and through her Guardian ad litem, BRENT RICE, Plaintiff, ORDER v. COUNTY OF LASSEN, et al., Defendants. 17 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Petition for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem. (ECF No. 23.) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 17(c) allows for the appointment of a guardian ad litem to “sue or defend on behalf of a minor or an incompetent person.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). The Court originally granted Plaintiffs’ petition to appoint A.R.’s father, Brent Rice, as her guardian ad litem based on Plaintiffs’ representation that A.R. was a minor. (ECF No. 6.) Defendants later argued that A.R. was never a minor during the pendency of this action. In response, Plaintiffs apparently concede A.R. was not a minor during this action and now argue instead that A.R. is incompetent because she suffers from autism and mental illness. (ECF No. 21.) …