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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NEASHAM & KRAMER, LLP, a No. 2:19-cv-00565-MCE-KJN California Limited Liability Partnership, 12 Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. 14 STEPHEN NEFF, an individual; and NORTHERN NEVADA CARE, INC., a Corporation, 16 Defendants.

18 Through this action, Plaintiff Neasham & Kramer, LLP (“Plaintiff”) seeks to recover from Defendant Stephen Neff (“Defendant”) fees Plaintiff contends it is owed for legal services. Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss (“Motion”) the entire complaint or, in the alternative, to dismiss the third cause of action, which Plaintiff timely opposed. ECF Nos. 16, 18. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED with leave to amend in part and DENIED in part.

25 1 Plaintiff also filed a Request for Judicial Notice concerning the records in this action, as well as the records in the case entitled In re: Norther Nevada Care, Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court District of 26 Nevada, Case No. 19-50743-btb. ECF No. 19. That…