Castro
Castro v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NAHUM A. CASTRO, an individual; Case No.: 19-CV-02240-AJB-JLB CINDY G. CASTRO, an individual; ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR 12 B.R.C., a minor by and through her APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD Guardian Ad Litem, CINDY G. LITEM (Doc. No. 5-2) CASTRO; E.D.C., a minor by and 14 through his Guardian Ad Litem, CINDY G. CASTRO; and N.R.C., a minor by and through his Guardian Ad Litem,
CINDY G. CASTRO,
Plaintiffs, v. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION; JUAN ARMANDO
20 PEÑA, an individual, and Does 1-50, Defendants.
22 Before the Court is Petitioners B.R.C., E.D.C., and N.R.C.’s petition for appointment of guardian ad litem. (Doc. No. 5-2.) For the reasons stated herein, the Court GRANTS the petition. I. LEGAL STANDARD Rule 17(c) establishes certain rules regarding representation of minors and competent persons in federal court actions. First, for individuals “with a representative,” the Rule provides that “[t]he following…