Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GAVIN JONES, et al., Case No.: 18cv2729-W-LL

Plaintiffs,

ORDER APPOINTING

v. REPLACEMENT GUARDIAN AD

LITEM

14 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, et al., Defendants. [ECF No. 48]

17 Currently before the Court is an ex parte application filed by Plaintiffs requesting 18 that the Court appoint Shawn McMillan, Esq. as guardian ad litem for Minor Plaintiffs W.J. 19 and E.J. ECF No. 48. Defendants County of San Diego, David Jennings, and Dennis 20 Leggett (collectively “Defendants”) filed an opposition and requested that Christina 21 Finrow Jones be appointed guardian ad litem, or alternatively, Cheryl Finrow (maternal 22 grandmother) or Casondra Vachon (maternal aunt). ECF No. 51. For the reasons set forth 23 below, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ request and instead APPOINTS Cheryl Finrow as 24 guardian ad litem for Minor Plaintiffs W.J. and E.J.

I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND

26 On April 24, 2018, Plaintiffs Gavin Jones, E.J. and W.J. filed their…