M.J.V.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 M.J.V., individually and as successor-in- Case No. 1:18-cv-00863-DAD-EPG interest to Decedent Sergio Velasco Martinez and by and through his guardian FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ad litem, LIDIA JACINTO. RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S CASE BE DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR Plaintiff, FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

v. (ECF NO. 16) CITY OF AVENAL, et al., 16 Defendants.

18 Minor Plaintiff M.J.V., individually and as successor-in-interest to Decedent Sergio 19 Velasco Martinez (“Plaintiff”), by and through his guardian ad litem, Lidia Jacinto (“Jacinto”), 20 brings this suit against the City of Avenal and Does 1 through 25 (“Defendants”), pursuing causes 21 of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law stemming from Decedent Sergio Velasco 22 Martinez’s death, allegedly at the hands of Avenal police officers. (ECF No. 1.) 23 On December 21, 2018, Plaintiff filed an application for the appointment of his biological 24 mother, Lidia Jacinto, as his guardian ad litem in…