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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Wrongful Death

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KRISTI LAURIS, et. al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NOVARTIS AG, et. al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00393-LJO-SAB

ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO 

APPOINT GUARDIAN AD LITEM

ECF No. 1-2

On March 22, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a complaint in this action. (ECF No. 1.) On that 

same date, Plaintiff Kristi Lauris filed as an attachment to the complaint a petition for an order 

appointing her as guardian ad litem for L.L., a minor. (ECF No. 1-2.) Plaintiff Kristi Lauris 

indicated that she is the mother of L.L., that L.L. has no general guardian, and that no previous 

petition for appointment of a guardian ad litem has been filed in this matter. (ECF No. 1-2.) 

Plaintiff Kristi Lauris also indicated that she is fully competent to act as the guardian ad litem 

and consents to be the guardian ad litem for L.L. (ECF No. 1-2.) Good cause appearing, the 

Court appoints Kristi Lauris as guardian ad litem for minor Plaintiff, L.L.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff Kristi Lauris’s petition to appoint Kristi Lauris as guardian ad litem for 

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the minor Plaintiff, L.L., is GRANTED; and

2. Kristi Lauris is appointed as guardian ad litem for the minor Plaintiff, L.L.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 17, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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