R.H.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 R.H., a minor through guardian ad litem, No. 2:20-CV-1435-DMC Sheila Brown, et al., 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER v. 14 CITY OF REDDING, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiffs, who are proceeding with retained counsel, bring this civil action. Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ petition for approval of minor’s compromise, ECF No. 104. The unopposed petition was submitted on the record without a hearing. “District courts have a special duty, derived from Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c), to safeguard the interests of litigants who are minors.” Robidoux v. Rosengren, 638 F.3d 1177, 1181 (9th Cir. 2011). In the context of a proposed settlement in suits involving minors, the Court must “independently investigate and evaluate any compromise or settlement of a minor’s claims to assure itself that the minor’s interests are protected . . . even if the settlement has been recommended or negotiated by the minor’s parent or guardian ad litem.” Salmeron v. U.S.,…