David Chiu
- Democratic
Author
Existing law authorizes a court to appoint a guardian ad litem to appear in a proceeding on behalf of a party who is a minor, a person who lacks legal capacity to make decisions, or a person for whom a conservator has been appointed, and establishes procedures for the appointed of a guardian ad litem. Existing law requires the title of the complaint in a civil action to include the names of all parties to the action. This bill would authorize a court to permit a guardian ad litem to be appointed and appear under a pseudonym if the guardian ad litem establishes facts and circumstances that demonstrate an overriding interest in preserving his or her anonymity. The bill would require the court to make specified findings in granting that permission. If a guardian ad litem is permitted to appear under a pseudonym, the bill would require all court decisions, orders, petitions, and other documents to be written in a manner that protects the name and personal identifying information of the guardian ad litem from public disclosure, except to the extent the information is necessary to permit a party to prosecute, defend, or resolve the action. The bill would give the court discretion to reconsider its decision.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 817, Statutes of 2018.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 2. Page 6869.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 5825.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 3).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 6. Page 5238.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5203.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 17).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2185 | HTML |
| 02/12/18 - Introduced | |
| 03/15/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/09/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/17/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/25/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/23/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/18 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/18 - Chaptered |
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