Ostrovskaya

Ostrovskaya v. Allegro Cozumel Resort

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaFebruary 20, 20204:18-cv-06903California1,359 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 YELENA OSTROVSKAYA, et al., Case No. 18-cv-06903-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING: (1) JOINT

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

v. SEAL, AND (2) JOINT MOTION TO

APPROVE MINOR’S COMPROMISE

ALLEGRO COZUMEL RESORT, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 43, 44 Defendants.

12 Pending before the Court are the joint (1) motion for approval of minor’s compromise, see Dkt. No. 44 (“Mot.”); and (2) administrative motion to file under seal, see Dkt. No. 43. The Court GRANTS the motion for approval of the minor’s compromise and GRANTS the administrative motion to file under seal. I. MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF COMPROMISE A. Legal Standard “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); see Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c) (providing that district court “must appoint a guardian ad litem—or issue…

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