Stiles

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHARIDAN STILES, No. 2:20-CV-1731-KJM-DMC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SAFECO INSURANCE, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss, ECF No. 11. The matter was submitted on the briefs without oral argument. In considering a motion to dismiss, the Court must accept all allegations of material fact in the complaint as true. See Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 93-94 (2007). The Court must also construe the alleged facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. See Scheuer v. Rhodes, 416 U.S. 232, 236 (1974); see also Hosp. Bldg. Co. v. Rex Hosp. Trustees, 425 U.S. 738, 740 (1976); Barnett v. Centoni, 31 F.3d 813, 816 (9th Cir. 1994) (per curiam). All ambiguities or doubts must also be resolved in the plaintiff's favor. See Jenkins v. McKeithen, 395 U.S. 411, 421 (1969). However,…