Charlotte Mendonca v. Young Hee Lee, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLOTTE MENDONCA, No. 2:24-cv-00994-JAM-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO SERVE
YOUNG HEE LEE, et al., Defendants. 16 On April 24, 2024, plaintiff, proceeding with counsel, filed the operative complaint. (ECF No. 1.) On October 10, 2024, the court recommended dismissing Plaintiff’s claims without prejudice for failing to pay the filing fee after her motion to proceed in forma pauperis was denied. (ECF No. 9; see ECF Nos. 6, 7.) However, the court vacated the findings and recommendations after learning that plaintiff’s attorney was deceased, and ordered plaintiff to show cause why her failure to pay the filing fee should not result in a recommendation that the case be dismissed for failure to prosecute. (ECF No. 10.) Plaintiff paid the filing fee, and is proceeding in the case without counsel.1 (See Docket; ECF No. 12.) On April 4, 2025, the Clerk’s office issued summons to serve…