U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Kile v. United States
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- Opinion
- Filed
- Feb. 11, 2019
- Case
- Kile v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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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 lite…
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