Principal Life Insurance Company v. The Estate of Sergio Botello Diaz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE Case No. 1:23-cv-00261-CDB
COMPANY,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S Plaintiff, PETITION TO APPOINT GUADALUPE PANTOJA PEREZ AS GUARDIAN AD v. LITEM FOR S.B. AND M.B.
THE ESTATE OF SERGIO BOTELLO
DIAZ, et al., (Doc. 17)
Defendants. 17 Pending before the Court is the motion of Plaintiff Principal Life Insurance Company (“Principal”) to appoint Defendant Guadalupe Pantoja Perez (“Perez”) as guardian ad litem for minor Defendants S.B. and M.B. (Doc. 17). Following its review of Principal’s motion and supporting materials, its receipt of Perez’s sworn testimony during the motion hearing, and consideration of counsel’s oral argument, for the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that S.B. and M.B.’s interests can be adequately represented by Perez without the need to appoint her as their guardian ad litem. See L.R. 202(a)(3), Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). …