(PS)Penta

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JASON R. PENTA, No. 2:22-CV-1215-DAD-DMC 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 STEVEN A. BOND, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. Pending before the 18 Court are Defendants’ unopposed motions to dismiss, ECF Nos. 21 and 23. 19 In their motion to dismiss, Defendants Steven M. Dean and Dean Law Firm, Inc., 20 argue:

21 All of Plaintiff’s civil rights claims fail to state a claim against Dean and Dean Law Firm, Inc., because they are not state actors. 22 Plaintiff’s claims under the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments 23 fail because Plaintiff has not alleged facts to demonstrate state action.

24 Plaintiff’s complaint is barred in its entirety by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. 25 Plaintiff’s state law claims against Dean and Dean Lar Firm, Inc., 26 must be stricken under California Code of Civil Procedure § 425.6…