De Los Reyes v. Walmart Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JENNIFER DE LOS REYES, an Case No.: 24-CV-1319 JLS (KSC) individual,

ORDERING DEFENDANT TO FILE

Plaintiff, FORMAL NOTICE OF vs. PLAINTIFF’S DEATH 14 WALMART, INC., a corporation, 15 Defendant.

On September 17, 2024, the Court received a Notice of Plaintiff’s Death by Plaintiff’s counsel (“Notice,” ECF No. 9). Plaintiff’s counsel indicated he was informed that Plaintiff Jennifer De Los Reyes died on September 1, 2024. Notice at 2. Plaintiff’s counsel further represented that he had “not been retained by any successor or representative of De Los Reyes, the deceased party.” Id. Finally, Plaintiff’s counsel expressed the Notice was “not intended as a motion for substitution on behalf of a successor or representative under Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(a)(1),” as “Plaintiff’s counsel is not a party to this action and he lacks authority to represent De Los Reyes after her death.” Id. (citing to Woodson v. City of Richmond, Va.,…