(PS) Koto v. Positive Investments Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ULA KOTO, Case No. 2:24-cv-3618-DAD-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS POSITIVE INVESTMENTS CORPORATION, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Ula Koto (“plaintiff”) brings this action against defendants Positive Investment Corporations, Lewiston LLC, Assurant Incorporation, and San Diego Sunrise Property Management and alleges that these entities violated antitrust laws. ECF No. 4 at 2-4. She alleges that the defendants violated her rights by requiring her (and other tenants) to maintain renter’s insurance. Id. at 5. As I stated in my previous screening order, these allegations do not, taken as true, give rise to any antitrust violation. As plaintiff maintains no other basis for federal jurisdiction, I recommend that this action be dismissed. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28…