A.C.
A.C. v. J.C.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 A.C., a minor, et al., Case No.: 3:21-cv-1989-L-DEB
Plaintiffs,
v.
ORDER UNDER FEDERAL RULE
12 SAN DIEGUITO UNION HIGH OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 17(c) SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant. 15 On November 26, 2021, Plaintiffs initiated this action against their school district. 16 (ECF 1). The Complaint indicated an application for the appointment of guardian ad 17 litem would be filed contemporaneously with it. (Id. at 1). There is no application or 18 petition on the docket. 19 “Courts have a special duty . . . to safeguard the interests of litigants who are 20 minors.” Robidoux v. Rosengren, 638 F.3d 1177, 1181 (9th Cir. 2011); Davis v. Walker, 21 745 F.3d 1303, 1310 (9th Cir. 2014). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c) requires a 22 court to appoint guardian ad litem or take “whatever measures it deems proper to protect 23 [a minor] during litigation.” United States v. 30.64 Acres of Land, 795 F.2d 796, 805 (9th 24 Cir. 1986); Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c) (a court “must appoint a…