Hernandez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CODY HERNANDEZ, et. al., No. 2:23-cv-02965-DAD-SCR Plaintiffs, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION

FOR APPROVAL OF ALTERNATIVE

BALLAJ, doing business as KLARITY SERVICE METHOD, WITHOUT PREJUDICE

KRATOM,

(Doc. No. 11) Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on plaintiff Cody Hernandez’s ex parte motion for an order authorizing service of defendant Ballaj by email to Ramond Takhsh, an attorney who represents Ballaj in an unrelated matter pending before a different court. (Doc. No. 11.) On August 8, 2024, plaintiff’s motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. No. 12.) For the reasons set forth below, plaintiff’s motion will be denied, without prejudice. BACKGROUND On December 19, 2023, plaintiffs filed a complaint initiating this putative class action against defendant Ballaj, a California corporation, bringing state law claims under California’s Unfair…