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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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Motion and [Proposed] Order for Appointment of 

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JOHN L. BURRIS, ESQ. (SBN 69888) 

BEN NISENBAUM, ESQ. (SBN 222173) 

BRANDON YEE, ESQ. (SBN 344583) 

BURRIS, NISENBAUM, CURRYAND LACY, LLP 

Airport Corporate Centre 

7677 Oakport Street, Suite 1120 

Oakland, California 94621 

Telephone: (510) 839-5200 

Facsimile: (844) 273-6873 

john.burris@bncllaw.com 

ben.nisenbaum@bncllaw.com 

brandon.yee@bncllaw.com 

K. CHIKE ODIWE, ESQ. (SBN 315109) 

LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH CHIKE ODIWE, PC 

2880 Zanker Road Suite 203, PMB 1689 

San Jose, CA 95134 

Telephone: (669) 315-4431 

Facsimile: (669) 315-4431 

kenneth@kennethodiwelaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANGEL BAGOS, an individual 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

CITY OF VALLEJO, a municipal corporation; 

NICKOLAS SLOAN in his individual capacity 

as a law enforcement officer for the CITY OF 

VALLEJO; MICHAEL JONES in his individual 

capacity as a law enforcement officer for the 

CITY OF VALLEJO; and DOES 1-50, 

 Defendants. 

 

 

 Case No. 2:20-cv-00185-DAD-AC 

MOTION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO APPOINT JAMES BAGOS AS 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR PLAINTIFF 

ANGEL BAGOS 

Date: December 11, 2024 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Location: Courtroom 26, 8th floor 

Honorable Allison Claire 

TO THE COURT, TO THE PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 11, 2024 or as soon thereafter as the matter may be 

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heard in Courtroom 26, 8th floor of the above-entitled Court located at 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 

95814, Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and Local Rule 302(a), and in accordance with 28 

U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), Plaintiff Angel Bagos will and hereby does move this Court for an order 

appointing James Bagos as his Guardian ad Litem. 

1. Plaintiff was born in 1996. 

2. On August 24, 2018, Plaintiff sustained a head injury at the hands of law enforcement that 

caused him a form of mental incapacity. 

3. Plaintiff’s condition causes him to suffer from episodes of disorientation, depression, and 

general dissociation. 

4. Plaintiff has brought the causes of action in his Complaint pursuant to Civil Rights Act 42 

U.S.C. §1983, seeking to hold the Defendants accountable for the violations of his 

Constitutional rights that occurred on August 24, 2018. 

5. Plaintiff has no general guardian, and no previous motion for appointment of a Guardian ad 

Litem has been filed in this matter. 

6. The proposed Guardian ad Litem, James Bagos, is fully competent and responsible. He is 

qualified to understand and protect the rights of the person he will represent and has no 

interest adverse to the interests of his son, Plaintiff. 

7. The proposed Guardian is Plaintiff’s father and is willing to act as Plaintiff’s Guardian ad 

Litem. 

WHEREFORE, Petitioner moves the Court for an order appointing James Bagos as Guardian 

ad Litem for the purpose of pursuing his claims in this matter. 

 Law Offices of Kenneth Chike Odiwe, PC 

Dated: November 8, 2024 __/s/ Kenneth Chike Odiwe __ 

 Kenneth Chike Odiwe 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: November 8, 2024 By: * James Bagos______

 Petitioner 

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* Burris, Nisenbaum, Curry and Lacy, LLP and Law Offices 

 of Kenneth Chike Odiwe, PC has on file all 

holographic signatures corresponding to any 

signatures indicated by a conformed signature 

within this e-filed document. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Petitioner James Bagos’ application for appointment as guardian ad litem for Angel Bagos is 

hereby GRANTED. 

SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 12, 2024 

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