Shaw et al v. United States Postal Service

Filing 34

ORDER denying Parties' 33 Stipulated Motion for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem without prejudice, subject to refiling with the appropriate documentation. Signed by District Judge Kymberly K. Evanson. (SB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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BRANDON SHAW and EMILY SHAW,
individually and as husband and wife, including
their marital community comprised thereto, and
on behalf of T.S., a minor

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vs.

Plaintiffs,

No. 2:23-cv-00849-KKE
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Defendant.

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The parties have filed a stipulated motion seeking the appointment of a guardian ad litem for

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T.S., the minor child of Emily and Brandon Shaw, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c) and

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Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR 17. Dkt. No. 33. The motion requests that the Court appoint Jo-Hanna
Read as the guardian ad litem, and represents that she is well qualified to serve in this capacity. Id.
The motion indicates that Ms. Read’s CV is attached to the motion, but there is no such attachment on

14 the docket. Dkt. No. 33. The motion (Dkt. No. 33) is therefore DENIED without prejudice, subject
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DATED this 26th day of November, 2024.

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Kymberly K. Evanson
United States District Judge

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