Lain

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 San Francisco Division 11 JOSEPH LAIN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-02350-LB

12 Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

13 v. APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD

LITEM

14 PLEASANTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Re: ECF No. 2 15 Defendants. 16 17 INTRODUCTION 18 In this case, Joseph Lain, individually and on behalf of his disabled minor daughter, A.L., sued 19 the Pleasanton Unified School District, the Contra Costa County Office of Education, and related 20 individual defendants for retaliating against him for exercising his due-process rights to advocate 21 for his daughter and for denying A.L. access to education, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title 22 II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and 23 California Education Code § 56046.1 Mr. Lain moved ex parte for an order appointing him as 24 guardian ad litem for A.L.2 The court grants the motion. 25 26

27 1 Compl.…