(PS) Botelho v. Monetary Management of California, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CONNIE BOTELHO, No. 2:18–cv–838–MCE–KJN PS Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
v. MONETARY MANAGEMENT OF
CALIFORNIA, INC,
15 Defendant. 16 On April 5, 2018, plaintiff filed a complaint in this court with the assistance of counsel. (ECF No. 1.) The action was stayed pending arbitration, but in late 2019 plaintiff’s counsel filed a notice of withdrawal. (ECF Nos. 13, 16.) Counsel filed a formal motion to withdraw in April of 2020 noting plaintiff had “ceased all communications” with counsel, and the district court granted this request. (ECF Nos. 18, 20.) In March of 2022, the court ordered a joint status report from the parties, and defendant responded that since counsel’s withdrawal, plaintiff had not taken any steps to prosecute the action. (ECF Nos. 21, 23.) The district court referred this matter to the undersigned under Local Rule 302(c)(21), and the court ordered plaintiff to show cause why the action…