Munoz
Munoz v. State of California
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRYAN MUNOZ, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-00540-KES-SAB
12 Plaintiffs,
ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO FILE
13 v. ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM
FOR MINOR PLAINTIFFS
14 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,
FIVE DAY DEADLINE
15 Defendants.
16 17 On May 7, 2024, Defendants removed this action from the Tulare County Superior Court 18 to the Eastern District of California. (ECF No. 1.) Upon review of the notice of removal, this 19 action is brought by Bryan Munoz, Jerry Munoz-Molina, and Angelene Munoz-Molina who are 20 minors through their guardian ad litem. The docket from Tulare County Superior Court shows 21 that the state court has entered orders appointing a guardian ad litem for each of the minor 22 plaintiffs. 23 Pursuant to Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a representative of an 24 incompetent person may sue or defend on the incompetent person’s behalf. Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c). 25 This requires the Court to take whatever measures it deems appropriate to…