Rajaee

I. BACKGROUND

On June 20, 2022, Plaintiff Ashkan Rajaee (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action by filing 22 the Complaint against Kresses & Piasecki Legal, Kolette Kresses, Chris Bruck,1 and Does 23 1– (collectively, “Defendants). (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff’s claim arises from alleged 24 professional negligence in Defendants’ provision of legal advice. (Id.) 25 26 1 Plaintiff filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Defendant Bruck on November 18, 2022. (ECF No. 9.) The Court’s references to “Defendants” in this Order include only Defendant Kresses & Piasecki Legal 28 On June 2, 2023, the Court denied Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and lack of personal jurisdiction. (ECF No. 18.) On June 21, 2023, Defendants filed their Answer. (ECF No. 19.) On May 14, 2024, Defendants filed a Notification of Bankruptcy stating that Plaintiff’s “Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, filed on February 26, 2024, entitled In re Ashkan and Nasim Rajaee, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California, Case No. 24-00617-CL7, has been converted to a Chapter bankruptcy 8 …