(PS) Samuelian v. CA Franchise Tax Board

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SANDRA C. SAMUELIAN, No. 2:19-cv-01333 KJM AC (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff, who paid the filing fee in this case, is proceeding pro se. The action was accordingly referred to the undersigned for pretrial purposes by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(21). On October 22, 2019, the court issued an order notifying plaintiff that her deadline to complete service of process on defendants had passed and requiring her to show cause by November 4, 2019 why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. ECF No. 11. The court informed plaintiff that filing proof of service would discharge the order to show cause, and cautioned her that failure to timely complete service or show good cause as to why service has been delayed would result in a recommendation that this case be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Id. On October 23, 2019, plaintiff…