J.K.J.
J.K.J. v. City of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 J.K.J., individually, and successor in Case No.: 19-CV-2123-CAB-RBB interest to the Deceased, ALEAH 12 JENKINS, by and through his guardian- ORDER REGARDING PETITION ad-litem, JEREMY HILLYER, FOR APPOINTMENT OF
GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Plaintiff,
v. [Doc. No. 3] CITY OF SAN DIEGO et al., Defendants. 18 This matter is before the Court on a petition by Jeremy Hillyer to be appointed as guardian ad litem for minor plaintiff J.K.J. As one district court explained: [A] guardian ad litem is not a general guardian. See, e.g., Bacon v. Mandell, No. 10–5506, 2012 WL 4105088, at *14 n. 21 (D.N.J. Sept. 14, 2012). A 22 general guardian is “[a] guardian who has general care and control of the ward’s person and estate.” Black’s Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014). A guardian ad litem, on the other hand, is “[a] guardian, [usually] a lawyer, 24 appointed by the court to appear in a lawsuit on behalf of an incompetent or minor party.” Id. “Ad…