D.S. v. Clark County

4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 DISTRICT OF NEVADA DS., 7 Case No. 2:22-cv-00246-JCM-NJK Plaintiff(s), 8 Order v. 9 [Docket No. 18] CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., 11 Defendant(s).

12 Pending before the Court is a motion for appointment of Cortney Larson as Plaintiff's guardian ad litem. Docket No. 18. No response was filed. Ms. Larson is D.S.’s mother and they 14] live together. /d. at 2. Ms. Larson represents that she is qualified and competent to act as guardian 15] ad litem. /d. at 3-4. Moreover, the Court has not discerned a conflict in Ms. Larson’s appointment 16] as guardian ad litem. It is appropriate to appoint Ms. Larson as guardian ad litem given the circumstances pursuant to Rule 17(c)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Cf K.A. v. 18] Clinica Sierra Vista, 2021 WL 3141236, at *1-2 (E.D. Cal. July 26, 2021). Accordingly, the Court 19] GRANTS the motion for appointment of Cortney Larson as Plaintiff's guardian ad litem.

20 IT IS SO ORDERED.

21 Dated: March 21, 2022 Nancy J. Koppe 23 United States“Magistrate Judge