(PC) Vernon v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JIMMY LEE VERNON, JR., No. 2:23-cv-01829 DJC AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY; KAITLYN CRAWFORD;
BRENDA KOLOGY; JOHN AND JANE
DOES 1-5,
16 Defendants.
18 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding in this matter pro se, and pre-trial proceedings are accordingly referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). The operative second amended complaint is located at ECF No. 34. Defendants move to dismiss the case without further leave to amend. ECF No. 36. Plaintiff opposed the motion. ECF No. 38. Defendants filed a reply. ECF No. 39. For the reasons explained below, the undersigned recommends that defendants’ motion to dismiss be GRANTED, and that this case be DISMISSED in its entirety. I. Background A. The Initial Dismissal and the Second Amended Complaint Jimmy Lee Vernon, Jr., proceeding in pro se, filed a complaint in…