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Nature of Suit Code: 448
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights - Education
Cause of Action: 20:1400 IDEA: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (short title)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

J.F., a minor, individually and on behalf of 

a proposed class,

Plaintiff,

v.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY UNIFIED 

SCHOOL DISTRICT,

Defendant.

Case No.: 19-CV-2495-CAB-LL

ORDER DENYING AMENDED 

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM

[Doc. No. 5]

This matter is before the Court on an amended petition by Alexandra Feiles and Aron 

Feiles to be appointed as guardians ad litem for minor plaintiff J.F. The amended petition 

states that petitioners are J.F.’s parents and general guardians. As such, the appointment 

of petitioners as guardians ad litem is not mandatory because “[Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure] 17(c)(1)(A) permits a ‘general guardian’ to sue in federal court on behalf of a 

minor, and a parent is a guardian who may so sue.” See Doe ex rel. Sisco v. Weed Union 

Elementary Sch. Dist., No. 2:13-CV-01145-GEB, 2013 WL 2666024, at *1 (E.D. Cal. June 

12, 2013) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Because the Court is 

comfortable that petitioners, as J.F.’s parents and general guardians, will adequately protect 

J.F.’s interests, the case may proceed as permitted by Rule 17(c)(1)(A). Accordingly, it is 

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hereby ORDERED that the petition is DENIED. Issues concerning appointment of a 

guardian ad litem for any putative class members can be revisited in class certification 

briefing.

It is SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2020

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