Masoud

I. Background

On September 7, 2023, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint, naming Basel Masoud d/b/a Hotbox Smoke Shop, Nadim Maida d/b/a Hotbox Smoke Shop, Basel Masoud, and Nadim Maida as defendants. Dkt. 29. On May 13, 2024, Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed Nadim Maida at dkt. 35, leaving Masoud as the only defendant. A Summons was issued for Basel Masoud at 1435 Main St., Watsonville, CA 95076. Dkt. 32. On September 14, 2023, Plaintiff initially attempted to serve Masoud at the 1435 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076-3755 address. Dkt. 33- ¶ 8. That attempt was unsuccessful. Id. After “conduct[ing] a TLO Comprehensive Report,” Plaintiff then

1 Plaintiff denotes the current defendants as both Basel Masoud and Basel Masoud d/b/a Hotbox Smoke Shop. Dkt. 39 at 1. The “[u]se of a fictitious business name does not create a separate legal entity.” Lemus v. Thanh BBQ & Noodle, Inc., 2018 WL 3368556, at *2 (N.D. Cal. July 10, 2018) (quoting Pinkerton’s, Inc. v. Superior Court, 49 Cal. App. 4th 1342, 1348 (1996)). The Court will treat the two named defendants as just one individual attempted to serve Masoud on October 15, 2023, at an address…