(PS) Banga v. Ameriprise Auto & Home Ins. Agency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAMLESH BANGA, No. 2:18-cv-1072 MCE AC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER AMERIPRISE AUTO & HOME

INSURANCE AGENCY AND DOES

1 through 10 inclusive, Defendants. 17 This matter is before the court on defendants Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company (collectively, “Defendants”) motion for an order requiring the pro se plaintiff, Kamlesh Banga, to post security for $25,000 as a vexatious litigant pursuant to Local Rule 151(b). ECF No. 79. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED. I. Relevant Background This action stems from a dispute over insurance coverage for alleged water damage to plaintiff’s home as a result of a windstorm on January 18, 2016. Revised Third Amended Complaint (“RTAC”), ECF No. 67-3 at 1. Plaintiff alleges that defendant insurers failed to properly pay her claim. She brings several causes of action, including…