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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIAN VAUGHN, Case No. 2:23-cv-0672-DC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NICKOLAS TATAR, et al., Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, initially represented by counsel but now proceeding pro se, brought this case in April 2023, alleging that defendants breached a contract between the parties related to the sale of a Volvo truck. ECF No. 1 at 2-4. He also claims that, in connection with the sale and alleged breach of contract, defendants breached an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violated California’s unfair competition laws, and made intentional misrepresentations in connection with the sale. Id. at 4-6. Defendants filed an answer on June 16, 2023. ECF No. 7. Therein, in addition to responding to the allegations made against them, they asserted counterclaims against plaintiff for breaching the installment sale contract for the truck, breach of the trailer lease, conversion of the truck…