Martin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUTH MARTIN, on behalf of herself and Case No. 1:22-cv-01356-ADA-EPG others similarly situated, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Plaintiff, RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL BE GRANTED

v. PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF 14 PROCEDURE 23(e) LOVISA AMERICA, LLC, (ECF Nos. 17 and 18). Defendant. 17 Plaintiff Ruth Martin initiated this putative class action on October 23, 2022, alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code §§631, 632.7). (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff seeks statutory penalties and injunctive relief on behalf of herself and other class members who “(1) communicated with Defendant via the chat feature on Defendant’s website using a cellular telephone and (2) whose communications were recorded and/or eavesdropped upon without prior consent.” (Id. at p. 6). On April 7, 2023, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i).…