Griswold

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NARENDRA SHARMA, No. 2:19–cv–1731–MCE–KJN (PS) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. (ECF No. 10) RICHARDSON C. GRISWOLD, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Narendra Sharma, proceeding pro se,1 has brought suit against defendant Richardson Griswold in his capacity as receiver in a related state court action. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff, who alleges he is the assignee of a Mr. and Mrs. Thakor, claims defendant failed to pay the Thakor’s wages after taking possession of the Thakor’s Lodge, all in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 207, 216, 255 and three related sections of the California Labor Code. (Id.) Defendant now moves to dismiss, contending among other things that plaintiff’s “assignee” claims are questionable––as plaintiff is not an attorney and provides no explanation or proof of his authority to bring claims on the Thakor’s behalf. (ECF No. 10 at p. 7.) For the reasons stated below, the…