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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 MICHAEL AARON RICKS, Case No. 2:20-03277 MWF (ADS)

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER OF DISMISSAL

T. GARBA, LVN, et al.,

Defendant(s). 16 I. INTRODUCTION On March 23, 2021, Defendants T. Garba and D. Jamison filed a Notice of Suggestion of Death of Plaintiff with the Court. [Docket “Dkt.” No. 26]. Defendants notified the Court, that on information and belief, Plaintiff died on January 30, 2021. For the reasons below, the Court dismisses this matter pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a) (“Rule 25(a)”). 23 24 II. PROCEEDINGS On April 8, 2020, Plaintiff Michael Aaron Ricks (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants T. Garba and D. Jamison (collectively, “Defendants”). [Dkt. No. 1]. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on May 15, 2020. [Dkt. No. 9]. In…