C.R.
C.R. v. City of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
26 Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on July 26, 2019, alleging claims under the American 27 Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12131, et seq. and California Disabled Persons Act, Cal. 28 Civ. Code § 54.1, et seq. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) The action is brought by C.R., a minor, by and through her father and "natural guardian," Brian Russell, against Defendant City of San Diego. (Id.) On September 4, 2019, the Court issued a "Notice and Order (1) Setting Early Neutral Evaluation Conference in an A.D.A. Case and (2) Requiring Filing of Motion to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem." (See Sept. 4, 2019 Order, ECF No. 5.) The order directed that Plaintiff file a motion for appointment of guardian ad litem prior to the parties' meeting at the premises at issue in the Complaint, required to be held no later than fourteen days prior to the early neutral evaluation conference set for October 15, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. (Id. at 4.) C.R. subsequently filed a response to the Court's order, in which she argues that the appointment of a guardian ad litem is not required in this action because she is represented by "her father and natural (general)…