(PS) Rhuma v. State of Libya

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAHER RHUMA, et al., No. 2:20-cv-02366 JAM AC PS Plaintiffs, v. ORDER STATE OF LIBYA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs are proceeding in this action pro se, and the matter is accordingly before the undersigned for pretrial proceedings pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(21). By Order filed on December 20, 2021, the defendant State of Libya was directed to show cause why the document construed and filed as an answer (ECF No. 5) should not be stricken. ECF No. 18. Defendant has not responded to the Order to Show Cause (“OSC”) and the time to do so has expired. The copy of the OSC mailed to defendant at the address provided with the purported answer, directed to the individual associated with the purported answer, was returned to the court as undeliverable. See Docket entry dated January 25, 2022. For the reasons identified in the OSC, ECF No. 18, the purported answer will be stricken. In sum, the following facts and…