Langley
Langley v. Guiding Hands School, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
STACIA LANGLEY, et al., No. 2:20-cv-00635-DJC-KJN
Plaintiffs, v. ORDER SUBSTITUTING GUARDIAN AD GUIDING HANDS SCHOOL, Inc., et LITEM al.,
Defendants.
Plaintiff S.D., a minor, moves this Court for the substitution of Jeremy Sundby as
in place of his current Adrienne Kyle, who is no
longer able to serve. (Mot. (ECF No. 283) at 1-2.) This Motion is unopposed.
In assessing the propriety of a proposed guardian ad litem, courts typically
consider the candidate's “experience, objectivity, and expertise” or previous
relationship with t he minor. , 143 F. Supp. 3d 1042, 1053 (E.D. Cal. 2015). Here, Sundby attests that he is a long-term friend of Plaintiff S.D.’s family who is fully competent to understand and protect the rights of Plaintiff S.D. (Aff. (ECF No. 285) at 2.) Specifically, Sundby states he was Plaintiff S.D.’s neighbor for many years and…