Sisco et al v. Weed Union Elementary School District et al

Filing 9

ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 6/12/2013 DENYING 8 Plaintiffs' Application to Appoint Guardian ad Litem. (Reader, L)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JANE DOE, by and through her
Guardian ad Litem, David Sisco;
DAVID SISCO; and KATHLEEN
WILDER,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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WEED UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DISTRICT, LEEANNA RIZZO, ALISA
CUMMINGS, COUNTY OF SISKIYOU,
and DEPUTY SHERIFF CARL HOUTMAN,

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Defendants.
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2:13-cv-01145-GEB-CMK
ORDER

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On June 12, 2013, Plaintiffs filed an “Exparte Application for

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Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem for Plaintiff Jane Doe.” (ECF No. 8.)

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Plaintiffs have not shown justification to use a pseudonym on behalf of

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the minor plaintiff. (See Order 2 n.2, June 12, 2013, ECF No. 7.)

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Further, as explained by the undersigned judge’s June 12, 2013 Order,

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which was filed on the pubic docket more than an hour before Plaintiffs

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filed the instant application, Plaintiffs have not shown a “need for the

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court to appoint a guardian ad litem” in this case. Croce v. Bromley

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Corp., 623 F.2d 1084, 1093 (5th Cir. 1980); see Order, ECF No. 7.

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For the stated reasons, Plaintiffs’ application (ECF No. 8) is

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DENIED.

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Dated:

June 12, 2013

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GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
Senior United States District Judge

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