Laney et al v. County of Sacramento Department of Human Services et al

Filing 16

ORDER granting #15 Motion to Appoint Guardian ad Litem. signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 1/9/2009. Jacqueline Gates is appointed Guardian ad Litem for the minors Connor Laney, Malachai Laney and Liam Laney. (Waggoner, D)

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D a v id J. Beauvais (CA Bar # 84275) L A W OFFICE OF DAVID J. BEAUVAIS 1 9 0 4 Franklin Street, Suite 800 O a k la n d , California 94612 T e le p h o n e : [phone] F a c sim ile : [phone] A tto rn e y for Plaintiffs

U N I T E D STATES DISTRICT COURT E A S T E R N DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA S E A N LANEY, an individual and in his ca p ac ity as Guardian ad Litem for the minors MALACHAI LANEY and LIAM LANEY; H E A T H E R IODACI, an individual and in h e r capacity as Guardian ad Litem for the m in o r, CONNOR IODACI-LANEY, ) No. 2:07-cv-02474 MCE KJM ) ) ) ) ) ) P l a i n t if f s , ) STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR ) APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN v s. ) AD LITEM ) ) COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO DEPT. ) OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; ) DEANNA JOHNSON, individually and in her ) official capacity as social worker for the ) C O U N T Y OF SACRAMENTO DEPT. OF ) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ) CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA; ) M A T T H E W CURTIS, individually and in ) is official capacity as police officer for the ) C IT Y OF RANCHO CORDOVA; ROBERT ) R E N E L L I, individually and in his official ) c a p a c ity as police officer for the CITY OF ) R A N C H O CORDOVA; DOES 1-20, ) ) ) D e f e n d a n ts . ) ______________________________________)

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T h e parties, through their respective counsel stipulate to the appointment of Jacqueline Gates as guardian ad litem for the minors, Connor Laney, Malachai Laney and Liam Laney. This stipulation is based on the declaration of Jacqueline Gates set forth below.

D E C L A R A T IO N OF JACQUELINE GATES I , Jacqueline Gates, declare as follows: 1 . I make this declaration of my own personal knowledge. If called as a witness, I would te s tif y competently to the matters stated herein. 2. I am the maternal grandmother of Connor Laney, a minor born on February 10, 2005. I a lso seek appointment as guardian ad litem for the siblings of Connor, Malachai Laney, born April 1 , 1997 and Liam Laney, born March 7, 1998. 3. I am over the age of 18 years and I am competent and willing to act in the minors' best in te re sts . I reside at 9578 Castledale Court, Elk Grove, California. I am a full time survey te c h n ic ia n for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. I am in good health. 4 . I have no financial interest in the outcome of this action. 5. I request an order approving my request to act as guardian ad litem for the minor c h ild re n in this action. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is tru e and correct and that this declaration was executed on January 4, 2009 at Sacramento, C a lif o r n ia .

/s / Jacqueline Gates JACQUELINE GATES

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S T I P U L A T I O N AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

as guardian ad litem for the minors, Connor Laney, Malachai Laney and Liam Laney. D A T E D : January 5, 2009 /s/ David J. Beauvais DAVID J. BEAUVAIS A tto rn e y for Plaintiffs D A T E D : January 5, 2009

/s / Terence J. Cassidy TERENCE J. CASSIDY A tto rn e y for Defendants

ORDER T h e court having considered the declaration of Jacqueline Gates and the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing therefor: I T IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Jacqueline Gates is appointed guardian ad litem for the minors Connor Laney, Malachai Laney and Liam Laney.

Dated: January 9, 2009 ________________________________ M O R R IS O N C. ENGLAND, JR. U N IT E D STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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