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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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CYRUS ZAL, SBN: 102415 

CYRUS ZAL, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

102 Mainsail Court 

Folsom, CA 95630 

Telephone: (916) 985-3576 

Fax: (916) 985-4893 

Email: czal47@comcast.net 

Attorney for Plaintiffs MIKE RAHBARIAN, FAKHRI ATTAR, PAIMAN RAHBARIAN, 

VERA DAVYDENKO, N.R., A MINOR, and M.R., A MINOR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MIKE RAHBARIAN, FAKHRI 

ATTAR, PAIMAN RAHBARIAN, 

VERA DAVYDENKO, ON BEHALF 

OF HERSELF AND AS GUARDIAN 

AD LITEM FOR N.R., A MINOR, 

and M.R., A MINOR, 

 

 Plaintiffs, 

 

v. 

DANIEL CAWLEY, BRUCE 

SMALLWOOD, and DOES 1 to 100, 

 Defendants. 

 

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CASE NO: 2:10-CV-00767-GEB-GGH

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND ORDER 

THEREON 

[FRCP Rule 17(c)(1)(a) and Local Rule 

17-202(a)]

Comes now VERA DAVYDENKO and makes the following motion for her 

appointment as Guardian Ad Litem for N.R. and M.R., and represents as follows: 

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1. VERA DAVYDENKO is the mother of N.R. and M.R., and she is a legal 

guardian of N.R. and M.R. N.R.’s year of birth is 2004 and he is currently 5 years of 

age and M.R.’s year of birth is 2006 and he is currently 3 years of age. 

2. N.R. and M.R. each have claims against defendants DANIEL CAWLEY 

and BRUCE SMALLWOOD on which an action should be brought. N.R. and M.R.’s 

claims are more fully set forth in the First Amended Complaint that is being filed 

concurrently with this motion for appointment of Guardian Ad Litem. 

3. VERA DAVYDENKO is also a plaintiff in this action on her own behalf, 

and the interests of VERA DAVYDENKO and her minor children do not conflict in this 

matter as there are no issues herein that would cause a conflict of interest among 

these parties. 

4. VERA DAVYDENKO retained Cyrus Zal, Attorney at Law, to represent 

herself and her minor children N.R. and M.R. in this matter. 

5. VERA DAVYDENKO’s decision to retain Cyrus Zal as N.R. and M.R.’s 

attorney was made on her own initiative and independently of any of the defendants or 

defendants’ representatives in this matter. 

Pursuant to Rule 17(c)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and 

pursuant to Local Rule 17-202(a), VERA DAVYDENKO makes the instant motion for 

her appointment as the Guardian Ad Litem for her minor children N.R. and M.R. in this 

matter. 

VERA DAVYDENKO respectfully requests the Court to appoint her as the 

Guardian Ad Litem for her minor children N.R. and M.R. in this matter. 

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 Cyrus Zal, A Professional Corporation 

DATED: April 1, 2010 By: __ __/s/ Cyrus Zal______________ 

CYRUS ZAL, Attorney for Plaintiff 

VERA DAVYDENKO and N.R., A 

MINOR, and M.R., A MINOR 

ORDER 

Pursuant to the motion made by VERA DAVYDENKO to be appointed the 

Guardian Ad Litem for her minor children N.R. and M.R., it is hereby ordered that 

VERA DAVYDENKO is appointed the Guardian Ad Litem for N.R. and M.R. in this 

matter. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 4/6/10 

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