(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 DAD AC PS Plaintiffs, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

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). The complaint was filed in late 2020, and defendant has never properly appeared. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends that the case be dismissed as barred by res judicata as to plaintiffs Taher Rhuma and Khadija Kanoun, and that the claims of remaining plaintiff Mohamad Laham be dismissed for failure to prosecute and to follow court orders. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND A. Overview The procedural history of this action is highly unusual, and will be set forth in some detail below to provide context for the issues addressed herein. Plaintiffs are attempting to sue the State 27 …