(PS) Reyes v. Kaiser Permanente Foundation Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IRVIN REYES, No. 2:21-cv-0571-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER KAISER PERMANENTE FOUNDATION (ECF Nos. 4, 10)
HOSPITAL,
15 Defendant.
17 Plaintiff is proceeding without counsel in this fee-paid action—his third federal suit against his former employer, Kaiser Permanente. On April 27, 2021, the court on its own motion ordered plaintiff to show cause why the action should not be dismissed as barred by res judicata. (ECF No. 4.) On May 27, 2021, after receiving an extension of time, plaintiff filed a response. (ECF No. 10.) After carefully considering plaintiff’s response and the nature of his prior suits in both federal and state court, the undersigned finds that there is good cause to allow the instant
1 This case is referred to the undersigned for pre-trial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 26 § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302(c)(21). The complaint was initially filed in forma pauperis on March 29, 2021, but after the…