J.F.
J.F. v. San Diego County Unified School
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 J.F., a minor, individually and on behalf of Case No.: 19-CV-2495-CAB-LL a proposed class,
ORDER DENYING AMENDED
Plaintiff, PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF v. GUARDIAN AD LITEM
SAN DIEGO COUNTY UNIFIED
15 SCHOOL DISTRICT, [Doc. No. 5] 16 Defendant.
18 This matter is before the Court on an amended petition by Alexandra Feiles and Aron 19 Feiles to be appointed as guardians ad litem for minor plaintiff J.F. The amended petition 20 states that petitioners are J.F.’s parents and general guardians. As such, the appointment 21 of petitioners as guardians ad litem is not mandatory because “[Federal Rule of Civil 22 Procedure] 17(c)(1)(A) permits a ‘general guardian’ to sue in federal court on behalf of a 23 minor, and a parent is a guardian who may so sue.” See Doe ex rel. Sisco v. Weed Union 24 Elementary Sch. Dist., No. 2:13-CV-01145-GEB, 2013 WL 2666024, at *1 (E.D. Cal. June 25 12, 2013) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). …