Estate of Delion Johnson v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Estate of Delion Johnson et al., No. 2:23-cv-01304-KJM-JDP Plaintiffs, ORDER v. County of Sacramento et al., 1S Defendants. 16 The Estate of Delion Johnson by and through real-parties-in interest, plaintiffs D.J. and M.J., the biological children of Johnson, brings this civil rights action against defendants County of Sacramento, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, Jim Cooper, and 20 Doe defendants. See Compl., ECF No. 1. Minor plaintiffs D.J. and M.J. now move the court for an order appointing their mother, Marlisa Hill, as their guardian ad litem. Mot., ECF No. 6; see Mem., ECF No. 6-1. There has been no opposition filed. For the reasons below, the court denies the motion without prejudice. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c)(1)(A), a general guardian may sue on behalf ofaminor. Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(1)(A). “[A] parent is a guardian who may so sue.” Doe…