Malhas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 UNITED STATES, Case No. 19-cv-03709-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER REGARDING MOTION TO

v. APPOINT GUARDIAN AD LITEM

WADE MALHAS, [Re: ECF No. 45] Defendant.

12 Before the Court is the Government’s consent motion to appoint a guardian ad litem or issue another appropriate order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c). ECF No. 45. The Government requests that the Court, through its Federal Pro Bono Program, identify an appropriate guardian ad litem to represent the interests of Defendant Wade Malhas, who the parties agree suffers from dementia and cannot communicate with counsel. In the alternative, the Government asks the Court to make a referral for a conservatorship or similar arrangement to the Orange County Public Guardian. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c) states that “[t]he court must appoint a guardian ad litem—or issue another appropriate…