M.L.M.
M.L.M. v. Grossmont Union High School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 M.L.M. By and Through her Guardians Case No.: 21-CV-456 W (MDD) Ad Litem JOSEPH ERSKINE and SARA
RILEY ERSKINE, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
TO APPOINT GUARDIAN AD Plaintiff,
LITEM [DOC. 2]
14 v.
GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT, Defendant. 18 Pending before the Court is an application by Joseph Erskine and Sara Riley Erskine for an order appointing them guardians ad litem for Plaintiff M.L.M. [Doc. 2.] The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1). “A minor or an incompetent person who does not have a duly appointed representative may sue by a next friend or by a guardian ad litem. The court must appoint a guardian ad litem--or issue another appropriate order--to protect a minor or incompetent person who is unrepresented in an action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c)(2). This rule “requires a court to take whatever measures it deems…