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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GLEN BEATY,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF FRESNO, JERRY DYER,

individually and in his official capacity,

JEFFREY GROSS, individually and in his

official capacity, and SCOTT PAYN,

individually and in his official capacity,

Defendants.

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1:09-cv-1684 LJO GSA 

ORDER REGARDING OBJECTIONS BY

DAVID M. HADDEN. M.D. CONCERNING

APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD

LITEM FOR PLAINTIFF GLEN BEATY

(Document 33)

Plaintiff Glen Beaty filed this civil rights action on September 23, 2009. (Doc. 1.) 

Defendants were served on September 25, 2009, and by subsequent stipulation, Defendants were

granted an additional sixty (60) days from the October 19, 2009, order, within which to file their

pleadings. (Docs. 9-12, 14.) On December 7, 2009, a second stipulation permitted Defendants

an additional sixty (60) days, through and until March 5, 2010, within which to file answers to

the complaint. (Doc. 22.)

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On December 4, 2009, Plaintiff filed a second Petition for Appointment of David M.

Hadden, M.D., Fresno County Public Guardian, as Guardian ad Litem on Behalf of Plaintiff Glen

Beaty. (Doc. 18.) Defendants did not filed any opposition. 

On January 21, 2010, this Court issued an Order granting the petition for appointment of

the public guardian as Plaintiff’s guardian ad litem, conditioned upon the filing of a “voluntary

acceptance and acknowledgment of the appointment in writing . . ..” (See Doc. 28 at 5.)

On February 3, 2010, a Stipulation and Order was filed with the Court, wherein the time

for the filing of written voluntary acceptance and acknowledgment of the appointment was

extended through and including February 24, 2010. Additionally, Defendants were granted an

extension of ten days from the date of the aforementioned filing within which to file a response

to the complaint. (Doc. 30.)

On February 4, 2010, Objections to the Court’s conditional order were filed by David M.

Hadden, M.D., Public Guardian. Dr. Hadden objects to voluntary acceptance of the appointment

due to a conflict of interest, staff’s inexperience with civil rights litigation, and staffing

limitations that would be impacted by the amount of time such an appointment would necessarily

involve. (Doc. 33.)

ORDER

In light of the foregoing, this Court VACATES its conditional order of January 21, 2010,

and SETS this matter for a status hearing on February 23, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 10,

wherein the personal appearance of counsel for all parties is required.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 5, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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