Torres
Torres v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARA TORRES, Case No. 1:22-cv-00035-JLT-SKO Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO
GRANT PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST TO
v. DISMISS ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY (Doc. 7)
ASSOCIATES, LLC,
14-DAY DEADLINE Defendant.
17 On December 1, 2021, Plaintiff Lara Torres, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint against Defendant in the Fresno County Superior Court. (Doc. 1-2.) On January 3, 2022, Defendant removed this action from state court on the basis of federal question jurisdiction, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1441, as Plaintiff’s complaint alleges violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq., a federal statute. (Doc. 1.) On February 9, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Dismissal of Complaint (the “Notice”) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1) (“Rule 41”), reflecting Plaintiff’s desire to dismiss the matter in its…