Opinion
21-CV-1752 JLS (AGS)
10-12-2021
J.R., by and through her Guardians ad Litem; NICOLE REED; and RONALD REED, Plaintiffs, v. SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant.
ORDER SUA SPONTE STRIKING PETITION TO APPOINT GUARDIANS AD LITEM
(ECF NO. 1-2)
HONORABLE JANIS L. SAMMARTINO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Presently before the Court is minor Plaintiff J.R.'s ex parte Petition to appoint her parents, Nicole Reed and Ronald Reed, as Guardians ad Litem (ECF No. 1-2). Plaintiff's Petition contains the full name of the minor Plaintiff. Pursuant to this Court's General Order No. 514, “counsel or parties shall be required to remove or redact the . . . Names of Minor Children. If the involvement of a minor child must be mentioned, only the initials of that child should be used.” See also Fotinos v. Fotinos, No. C 12-953 CW, 2014 WL 546083, at *5 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2014), aff'd, 644 Fed.Appx. 793 (9th Cir. 2016) (striking filings that improperly included minor child's name). Accordingly, the Court sua sponte
STRIKES the Petition. Plaintiff may file a redacted version of the Petition within seven days of the date of this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.