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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332pi Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NICHOLAS KORMYLO, M.D.;

KIMBERLY KORMYLO; and

BRYCE KORMYLO, by and through

his guardian ad litem KIMBERLY

KORMYLO,

Plaintiffs,

v.

FOREVER RESORTS, LLC,

dba CALVILLE BAY RESORT

& MARINA; and KENNETH

WILLIAMS,

Defendants.

 

FOREVER RESORTS, LLC,

dba CALVILLE BAY RESORT

& MARINA; and KENNETH

WILLIAMS,

Third-Party Plaintiffs,

v.

SCOTT PETERSON NEELY,

Third-Party Defendant.

 

CASE NO. 13cv511 JM (WVG)

ORDER APPOINTING 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR 

THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT

TAYLOR HETHERINGTON

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FOREVER RESORTS, LLC,

dba CALVILLE BAY RESORT

& MARINA; and KENNETH

WILLIAMS,

Third-Party Plaintiffs,

v.

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA;

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

SAN DIEGO-IMPERIAL COUNCIL;

MARK ALLEN; WILLIAM DALE;

KELLY GARTON; TAYLOR

HETHERINGTON; ROBERT

JAFEK; JAMES MICHAEL

LEDAKIS; ROGER MCCLOSKEY;

ERIC JONATHAN SANFORD;

ROBERT SHUMWAY; DAVID

TAYLOR; and CHRIS WADDELL,

Third-Party Defendants.

On August 25, 2014, Forever Resorts, LLC, and Kenneth Williams filed

a first amended third-party complaint against various third-party defendants,

including Taylor Hetherington. (Doc. No. 58.) On October 10, 2014, Thomas

Max Hetherington II filed an ex parte application to be appointed as Taylor

Hetherington’s guardian ad litem. (Doc. No. 87.) The attached declaration states

that Thomas is Taylor’s father and that Taylor was born on May 27, 1986. Taylor

is, therefore, 28 years old. The declaration states, however, that Taylor “was born

with severe brain damage resulting in serious developmental disabilities severely

affecting, among many things, his ability to communicate and interact with others,”

and that Taylor “has only the mental capacity of a teenager.” (Doc. No. 87-1 at

2–3.) The application states further that “Taylor has no legal or general guardian.”

(Doc. No. 87 at 2.) The application is unopposed. 

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c)(2), “[a] minor or

incompetent person who does not have a duly appointed representative may sue

. . . by a guardian ad litem. The court must appoint a guardian ad litem—or issue

another appropriate order—to protect a minor or incompetent person who is

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unrepresented in an action.” The court has an obligation to consider whether

such a person is adequately protected and “broad discretion” whether to appoint a

guardian. United States v. 30.64 Acres of Land, 795 F.2d 796, 805 (9th Cir. 1986).

Having reviewed the application, including the declaration of Thomas Max

Hetherington II, the court finds based on the uncontroverted evidence that ThirdParty Defendant Taylor Hetherington is incompetent to act on his own behalf in

this action. As such, Third-Party Defendant Taylor Hetherington lacks capacity

to be sued in the absence of the guardianship ordered herein. 

Good cause appearing therefor, Thomas Max Hetherington II is appointed

guardian ad litem for Taylor Hetherington. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 4, 2014

 Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller

 United States District Judge

 

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