Legal Opinion
Kile v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 11, 2019No. 18-7004PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARSON, Circuit Judge.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17 controls when a district court must appoint a guardian ad litem for a minor settling claims with a defendant. The plain language of the Rule is clear: a district court is not required to appoint a guardian ad litem every time it considers the fairness of a settlement. Rather, a district court need only appoint a guardian ad litem where the minor is not otherwise represented by a general guardian or other appropriate person. We thus reject Appellants Barbara Lemmings and Oran Hurley, Jr.'s contention that the rule requires the formal…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pamela Williams v. Life Savings and LoanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Cashner v. Freedom Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Tammy Burke, Royal Insurance Company, Linda Burke Daniels, Plaintiff-Third-Party v. John Smith, Heyl Truck Lines, Inc., Defendants-Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- United States v. BuckCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. PickardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
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3Cited by35 opinions
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