Y.I.
Y.I. v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Y.I., a minor, by and through her Case No.: 20cv588-LAB (LL) guardian ad litem, et al.
ORDER APPOINTING
Plaintiffs, GUARDIAN AD LITEM; AND v.
ORDER REQUIRING
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, et al. AMENDMENT Defendants. 16 17 18 The motion to appoint Joy Singleton as guardian ad litem for Plaintiffs Y.I., A.G., and D.G. (Docket no. 4), is GRANTED. Plaintiffs are children of Mayra Gonzalez who, the complaint alleges, had a history of alcohol abuse and drunk driving. On November 12, 2018, the complaint alleges she drove while heavily intoxicated, and was involved in a serious accident that injured all three children. The Court sua sponte raised the adequacy of the complaint. See Sparling v. Hoffman Const. Co., Inc., 864 F.2d 635, 637– (9th Cir. 1988). Specifically, Plaintiffs’ only federal claims appeared to be foreclosed by the holding of DeShaney v. Winnebago Cnty. Dept. of Soc. Servs., 489 U.S. 189…