G.C.
G.C. v. San Diego Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 G.C., an individual, Case No.: 3:21-cv-00019-L-BGS
Plaintiff,
v. ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL PETITION TO APPOINT A
DISTRICT, GUARDIAN AD LITEM [DOC. NO. Defendant. 2] 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s petition to appoint a guardian ad litem. For 18 the reasons stated below, the petition is DENIED. 19 On January 6, 2021, Plaintiff filed this action related to his enrollment in the San 20 Diego Unified School District. (See Doc. No. 1, Complaint). A petition was filed to 21 appoint Plaintiff’s mother as his guardian ad litem. (See Doc. No. 2, Petition). Plaintiff 22 is an adult. (Id. at ¶ 1). There were no affidavits filed in support of the Petition. Id. 23 Courts have a special duty to safeguard the interests of litigants who are 24 incompetent. Robidoux v. Rosengren, 638 F.3d 1177, 1181 (9th Cir. 2011); Davis v. 25 Walker, 745 F.3d…