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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONI M. ROTH No. 2:24-cv-1124-TLN-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 AIG, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Joni Roth currently proceeds without counsel in this diversity jurisdiction action for breach of contract and fraud relating to an annuity. On August 26, 2025, non-party Kelli Grande filed a “Notice and Disclosure” stating she is plaintiff’s Statutory Durable Power of Attorney and suggesting plaintiff’s cognitive decline warrants a finding of incompetence and appointment of a guardian ad litem under Rule 17(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 37.) On August 28, 2025, the court granted plaintiff’s former attorney’s motion to withdraw as counsel. (ECF No. 38.) On September 8, 2025, the court ordered plaintiff and/or Ms. Grande to file a status report indicating what efforts, if any, are being made to retain new counsel. (ECF No. 39 at 2.) The court also invited any party to file an optional status report addressing the 27 …