Koch
Koch v. California Water Service Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PHILIP A. KOCH, Case No. 1:22-cv-01333-KES-CDB
Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
GRANT DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO
v. DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE (Doc. 9)
COMPANY,
15 Defendant. 14-DAY DEADLINE 16 17 On October 19, 2022, Plaintiff Philip A. Koch (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, initiated this action with the filing of a complaint against California Water Service Company (“Defendant”). (Doc. 1). Defendant filed a motion to dismiss on January 10, 2023. (Doc. 9). On January 24, 2023, the Court granted Plaintiff’s nunc pro tunc motion for extension of time to respond to Defendant’s motion to dismiss. (Docs. 14, 15). Despite this extension, Plaintiff untimely filed his opposition to the motion to dismiss on February 23, 2023. (Doc. 16). Defendant filed its reply on March 3, 2023. (Doc. 17). The assigned district judge referred Defendant’s motion to dismiss to the undersigned on August 7, 2024, for the…