Jones

I. INTRODUCTION

16 In this civil action, Plaintiff Travelers Property Casualty Company of America seeks 17 declaratory relief against Defendant James Jones. (ECF No. 1). Asserting that it cannot serve 18 Defendant by conventional means, Plaintiff has filed a motion to serve Defendant by publication 19 or by serving his purported attorney, Michael Daurio. (ECF Nos, 11, 15). Upon review, the Court will grant Plaintiff’s motion to the extent that it will permit service on Defendant by publication. II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on May 27, 2025. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff seeks declaratory relief regarding insurance benefits that Defendant seeks to recover in connection with a vehicle accident occurring on May 31, 2019, in Chowchilla, California. (Id. at 5-6). After Plaintiff was unable to serve Defendant, the Court continued the scheduling conference and extended the deadline to serve Defendant. (ECF No. 8). On October 24, 2025, Plaintiff moved “for an order allowing service of Travelers’ 28 complaint on defendant James Jones by publication pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(e)(1) and California Code of…