Ortiz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GABRIELA ORTIZ, Case No. 1:25-cv-00373-KES-CDB

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION WITH PREJUDICE

v. PURSUANT TO RULE 41(b) FOR

PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO PROSECUTE,

MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC, FAILURE TO OBEY COURT ORDERS, AND

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL RULE

Defendant. 160

(Docs. 15, 16, 19)

14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

18 Background Plaintiff Gabriela Ortiz (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action with the filing of a complaint against Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“Defendant”) on February 14, 2025, in the Kern County Superior Court, Case No. BCV-25-100572. (Doc. 1). Defendant removed the case to this Court on March 28, 2025. Id. On August 13, 2025, the parties filed a joint notice of settlement. (Doc. 14). Thereafter, the Court directed Plaintiff to file dispositional documents no later than September 29, 2025. (Doc. 15). On…