Turner

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 MARCUS TURNER, Case No. 1:23-cv-01200-JLT-EPG

10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTIONS TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO 11 AMEND

HALSTED FINANCIAL SERVICES,

12 LLC, (Doc. 21)

13 Defendants. 14 15 Plaintiff is a resident and citizen of Tulare County, California. (Doc. 13 at ¶ 5.) He brings 16 this action against Halsted Financial Services, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company with its 17 principal place of business located in Skokie, Illionis, alleging violations of various federal and 18 state laws in connection with its collection of a credit card debt that was alleged owed by 19 Plaintiff. Pending before this Court is Defendant’s Motions to Dismiss. (Doc. 25.) For the 20 reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the motion with leave to amend. 21 22 I. BACKGROUND 23 “Resurgent Companies” is a group of purported shell companies, among which is LVNV 24 Funding,…