Opinion
2:22-cv-01908-NJK
11-14-2022
J.O., Plaintiffs, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Defendants.
ORDER [DOCKET NO. 1-4]
Nancy J. Koppe, United States Magistrate Judge
Pending before the Court is a petition for guardian ad litem, Docket No. 1-4, which suffers from several deficiencies. First, the petition was docketed as an exhibit rather than as a proper request. Cf. Local Rule IC 2-2(b). Second, the petition does not contain meaningfully developed argument or appropriate discussion of legal authority. See Kor Media Grp., LLC v. Green, 294 F.R.D. 579, 582 n.3 (D. Nev. 2013). Third, the record indicates elsewhere that Aaddiss Cabrera is the parent of J.O., Docket No. 1 at 3 (identifying J.O. as a “daughter”), so it is not clear that an order appointing her guardian ad litem is necessary, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 17(c)(1); see also Doe ex rel. Sisco v. Weed Union Elementary Sch. Dist., 2013 WL 2666024, *1 (E.D. Cal. June 12, 2013). Accordingly, the petition for guardian ad litem is DENIED without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.