Yaqub
Yaqub v. Paynter.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
8 9 RAHAT YAQUB, an incompetent adult, Case No. 1:23-cv-01482-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING SUPPLEMENT TO
MOTION TO APPOINT GUARDIAN AD
v. LITEM CITY OF MERCED, et al., (ECF No. 2). Defendants. 15 16 On October 17, 2023, Plaintiff Rahat Yaqub, proceeding through counsel, filed this civil 17 rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1). Before the Court is the motion to 18 appoint Plaintiff’s adult sister, Sadia Yaqub, as the guardian ad litem for Plaintiff. (ECF No. 2). 19 For the following reasons, the Court will require a supplemental filing.
I. LEGAL STANDARDS
21 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c)(2), “[a] minor or an incompetent person who 22 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 further states, in pertinent part: (a) Appointment of Representative or Guardian. Upon commencement of an action or upon initial appearance in defense of an action by or on behalf of a 25…