Ibarra
Ibarra v. Martin O'Malley
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NICOLAS IBARRA, et al., Case No. 23-cv-01037-SI
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
v. REMOVAL OF GAL
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 82 Defendants.
12 On March 29, 2024, following a hearing, the Court appointed Laura Huitrón as guardian ad litem for her son, plaintiff Nicolas Ibarra, who has been found not competent in his state court criminal proceedings and who is currently committed to a state hospital for an undetermined period. Dkt. No. 74. The Court denied the original GAL request, which sought appointment of Mr. Ibarra’s counsel, Steven Bruce. Id. at 1 n.2. In the appointment order, the Court appointed Laura Huitrón “as guardian ad litem for plaintiff for the purposes of litigating this case in Mr. Ibarra’s stead. As guardian ad litem, Ms. Huitrón may make litigation decisions in this case and enter into a legally binding settlement agreement on Mr. Ibarra’s behalf.” Id. at 2. On May 14, 2024,…