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Cooper v. City of Fairfield

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Jun 2, 2022
2:21-cv-1538-JAM-KJN (E.D. Cal. Jun. 2, 2022)

Opinion

2:21-cv-1538-JAM-KJN

06-02-2022

PATRICIA COOPER Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF FAIRFIELD, et al. Defendants.

Tiega-Noel Varlack, Esq. VARLACK LEGAL SERVICES Attorney for the Plaintiffs.


Tiega-Noel Varlack, Esq. VARLACK LEGAL SERVICES Attorney for the Plaintiffs.

PETITION FOR GUARDIAN AD LITEM; AND ORDER

KENDALL J. NEWMAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.

PETITIONER, ZTR by and through his mother PORSCHA CASTILLO respectfully presents:

1. Petitioner is a minor.
2. Petitioner is the son of PORSCHA CASTILLO. PORSCHA CASTILLO has custody of petitioner.
3. The minor has a cause of action against the above-named defendant on which a suit should be brought in this court. The cause of action arises under the provisions of U.S. Code Section 1983 et seq.
4. The petitioner has no guardian of his estate in this matter.
5. PORSCHA CASTILLO is willing to give PATRICIA COOPER authority to serve as guardian ad litem of the petitioner and is fully competent to understand and protect the rights of the minor and to have no interest adverse to that of the minor.
6. The appointment of PATRICIA COOPER as guardian ad litem is limited to only the lawsuit in question.
7. PATRICIA COOPER is not the guardian of the estate for any other matter, specifically the matters listed below:
a. Contra Costa County (Case No: MSP20-00193
b. Sacramento County (Case No. 34-2020-00283333 8. Petitioner and his mother, PORSCHA CASTILLO, shall not be responsible for any fees, costs, penalties that PATRICIA COOPER has to pay to her attorney, the court, or the defendants in the case.
9. Petitioner has contracted with Tiega-Noel Varlack, Varlack Legal Services, 1290 B Street, suite 208, Hayward, California to prosecute the cause of action for the minor.

WHEREFORE, petitioner prays that PATRICIA COOPER, or some other proper person can be appointed as guardian ad litem for ZTR to prosecute the above-described cause of action on behalf of ZTR.

VERIFICATION

I, PORSCHA CASTILLO, am the mother of the petitioner in the above-entitled proceeding. I have read the foregoing petition and know the contents thereof. Said petition is true of my own knowledge, except as to those matters which are presented on an information and belief, and as to those matters, I believe them to be true.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

CONSENT OF APPOINTMENT

I hereby consent to act as guardian ad litem for the minor DAR.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM

The court having considered the petition of ZTR for the appointment of PATRICIA COOPER as guardian ad litem for ZTR who is a minor. (ECF No. 23.) Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREEBY ORDERED that PATRICIA COOPER is appointed as guardian ad litem for ZTR, a plaintiff in the above-entitled action, and she is authorized to institute and prosecute the action mentioned in the petition.


Summaries of

Cooper v. City of Fairfield

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Jun 2, 2022
2:21-cv-1538-JAM-KJN (E.D. Cal. Jun. 2, 2022)
Case details for

Cooper v. City of Fairfield

Case Details

Full title:PATRICIA COOPER Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF FAIRFIELD, et al. Defendants.

Court:United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Date published: Jun 2, 2022

Citations

2:21-cv-1538-JAM-KJN (E.D. Cal. Jun. 2, 2022)