PETITION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN Ad Litem

MAXINE M. CHESNEY, District Judge.

Petitioner MONIQUE MILES, the lead plaintiff in this action she brought with other adult members of her family, and also on behalf of her four minor children, respectfully asks the Court to appoint her as guardian ad litem for those children, for all the uses and purposes of the action. In support of her Petition, she declares and states as follows:

1. That she is the mother of four minor children, Romelle Brown, aged 15, Ajani Brown, 10, Jordan Brown, 5, and Jayden Brown, 4, who all were present with her and other adult relatives when their home was wrongfully entered and searched, and they were all wrongfully held in custody outside, by defendant police officers, in violation of the Fourth Amendment rights of eight plaintiffs in all, in April, 2013, in Oakland.

2. That she brought the within action, along with her own mother, her adult daughter and her adult cousin, in her own right and as mother and `next friend' of her four minor children, all of whom suffered the deprivation of their rights together; and that she intends to pursue the individual rights of each child in this case, as well her own and those of the whole family.

3. That she is fully qualified to serve in the G.A.L. capacity, and, indeed has done so previously for these children in connection with an auto accident case some years ago; that she understands the obligations involved and accepts them fully.

WHEREFORE, this honorable Court is respectfully requested to accept this Petition on behalf of the four children above-named, along with their mother, to appoint MONIQUE MILES, petitioner, as Guardian ad Litem for the four of them for all purposes in this action, and te grant such other and further relief as may be appropriate and just.

VERIFICATION AND CONSENT

I, Monique Niles, declare and state that I am the Petitioner and plaintiff herein, that the matters stated above are true and correct, that I am able to, and do hereby agree and consent to become and serve as Guardian ad Litem for my children as suggested above, and that I understand and accept the responsibilities that are involved and promise to carry them out.

Subscribed (by proxy) and sworn at Oakland, California this 21st day of August, 2015.

ORDER

The petition for an Order appointing MONIQUE MILES as Guardian ad litem for the four minor children plaintiffs herein is GRANTED.