AIG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONI M. ROTH No. 2:24-cv-1124-TLN-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, v.

ORDER AND

AIG, et al.,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Joni Roth currently proceeds without counsel in this diversity jurisdiction action asserting breach of contract and fraud in connection with an annuity. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends plaintiff be found incompetent to pursue her claims pro se, Kelli Grande be appointed guardian ad litem for plaintiff, and a 60-day stay be entered as to further proceedings on the merits, including the motion for summary judgment filed by defendant Corebridge Financial, Inc., on October 14, 2025.1 On August 26, 2025, non-party Kelli Grande filed a “Notice and Disclosure” suggesting a finding of incompetence and appointment of a guardian ad litem under Rule 17(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is warranted because of plaintiff’s cognitive decline. (ECF No. 37.) The complaint indicates Ms. Grande…