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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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PETITION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM 1

Jack Silver, Esq. SBN 160575

Jerry Bernhaut, Esq. SBN 206264

Law Office of Jack Silver

Post Office Box 5469

Santa Rosa, CA 95402-5469

Tel. (707) 528-8175

Fax. (707) 528-8675

lhm28843@sbcglobal.net

Attorneys for Plaintiff

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH,

a non-profit corporation; HEATH JAY

BENNETT a minor child, by and through his

guardian ad litem BIANCA AUGUSTINE;

MARIAH FRANCES BELLA BENNETT, a

minor child, by and through her guardian ad

litem BIANCA AUGUSTINE; JAROD

MYRON BLOOM, a minor child, by and

through his guardian ad litem BIANCA

AUGUSTINE; BIANCA AUGUSTINE; and

STUART BENNETT,

Plaintiffs,

v. 

BULLION RIVER GOLD CORP., FRENCH

GULCH (NEVADA) MINING CORP, and

DOES 1-10, Inclusive, 

Defendants

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CASE NO. 2:08-CV-00791-MCE-GGH

PETITION AND ORDER FOR 

APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

Petitioner BIANCA AUGUSTINE states as follows:

1. Plaintiff HEATH JAY BENNETT is a minor child of the age of 9 years.

2. Plaintiff MARIAH FRANCES BELLA BENNETT is a minor child of the age of 3 months.

3. Plaintiff JAROD MYRON BLOOM is a minor child of the age of 11 years.

4. The minor Plaintiffs are commencing an action in this court against Defendants BULLION

RIVER GOLD CORP., FRENCH GULCH (NEVADA) MINING CORP., ET AL, for the

matters more particularly set forth in the Complaint already on file in this matter.

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PETITION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM 2

5. I am the natural mother and parent of all three minor Plaintiffs who reside with myself and my

husband, Plaintiff STUART BENNETT at 1413 French Gulch Road, French Gulch, CA 96033.

6. I am willing to act as guardian ad litem for said minor Plaintiffs, as appears by my consent hereto.

WHEREFORE, Petitioner BIANCA AUGUSTINE moves the Court for an order appointing her

as guardian ad litem for minor plaintiffs HEATH JAY BENNETT, MARIAH FRANCES BELLA

BENNETT and JAROD MYRON BLOOM for the purpose of prosecuting the action against Defendants

on the claims above stated.

DATED: April 9, 2008 /s/ Jerry Bernhaut 

JERRY BERNHAUT

Attorney for Petitioner

 BIANCA AUGUSTINE

CONSENT

I, Bianca Augustine, consent to act as guardian ad litem for the minor Plaintiffs Heath Jay

Bennett, Mariah Frances Bella Bennett and Jarod Myron Bloom in the above-captioned matter.

DATED: April 4, 2008 /s/ Bianca Augustine 

BIANCA AUGUSTINE

ORDER

The petition for order appointing BIANCA AUGUSTINE as guardian ad litem for minor Plaintiffs

Heath Jay Bennett, Mariah Frances Bennett and Jarod Myron Bloom is GRANTED.

Dated: August 8, 2008

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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