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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CSPC DOPHEN CORPORATION, No. 2:17-cv-1895 MCE DB PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ZHIXIANG HU, Defendant. 16 Defendant and counterclaimant, Dr. Zhixiang Hu, Ph.D., (“Dr. Hu”), is proceeding in this matter pro se. (ECF No. 68.) Accordingly, this action has been referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Pending before the undersigned is a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure filed by counter-defendants Yingui Li, Jinxu Wang, Jumin Sun, and Dongchen Cai (“counter- defendants”). (ECF No. 281.) For the reasons explained below, the undersigned recommends that the motion to dismiss be granted without further leave to amend. BACKGROUND Plaintiff CSPC Dophen Corporation, (“CSPC Dophen”), commenced this action on September 11, 2017. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff is proceeding on a third amended…