K. et al v. County of Sacramento et al
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ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 9/13/2018 GRANTING 11 Motion to Appoint Guardian ad Litem. (Washington, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ALESHNA KUMARI, A.K., A.S.,
and A.K.M.,
Plaintiffs,
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No. 2:18-cv-00061 WBS AC
ORDER RE: MOTION TO APPOINT
GUARDIAN AD LITEM
v.
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; JESSE
GOMEZ-COATES, an individual;
JANELLE GONZALEZ, an
individual; LEONA WILLIAMS,
an individual; and DOES 1-50,
inclusive,
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Defendants.
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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c) and
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Local Rule 202, plaintiffs Aleshna Kumari and her minor children
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A.K., A.S., and A.K.M. now move to appoint Hardip Singh as the
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guardian ad litem for A.K., A.S., and A.K.M (Docket No. 11).
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No objections to the motion have been raised.
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Furthermore, the plaintiffs’ Motion to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem
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(Docket No. 11) demonstrates that:
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Hardip Singh previously served as guardian ad litem
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for A.K., A.S., and A.K.M. when this case was pending before the
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State Superior Court prior to removal.
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plaintiffs, and resides at 4381 Gateway Park Blvd., #500,
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Sacramento, CA 95834.
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He is a friend of the
Hardip Singh is a competent and reasonable person,
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qualified to become the guardian ad litem of said minors, aware
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of the responsibilities the position entails, and he consents to
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act in such a capacity.
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No previous application for appointment of a
guardian ad litem in this matter has been made.1
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiffs’ Motion to
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Appoint Hardip Singh as Guardian Ad Litem (Docket No. 11) be, and
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the same hereby is, GRANTED.
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Dated:
September 13, 2018
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Technically, the guardian ad litem should be appointed
for minor plaintiffs before the summons is served. Cal. Civ.
Proc. Code § 373(a)(“If the minor is the plaintiff the
appointment must be made before the summons is issued . . . .”)
However, the parties in this case have stipulated that the
plaintiffs should have additional time to file their Motion
seeking the appointment of a guardian ad litem. (Stip. & Order
(Docket No. 10)).
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