What is the test for appointing a guardian ad litem?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from R.R. v. Astrue, Case No.: 1:12-cv-00865 - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2012):
The decision whether to appoint a guardian ad litem is "normally left to the sound discretion of the trial court." United States v. 30.64 Acres of Land, etc., 795 F.2d 796, 804 (9th Cir. 1986). Here, it
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