American First Finance LLC v. Mendoza Garcia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 AMERICAN FIRST FINANCE, LLC, Case No. 1:23-cv-00117-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE

APPLICATION FOR SERVICE BY

v. PUBLICATION FERNANDO MENDOZA GARCIA, (ECF Nos. 9, 16) Defendant. 14 I. INTRODUCTION In this civil action, Plaintiff American First Finance, LLC, alleges that Defendant Fernando Mendoza Garcia committed fraud, breached a contract, and engaged in unfair business practices related to an agreement between the parties for Defendant to sell products to customers on credit and thereafter assign the credit sales to Plaintiff. (ECF No. 1, p. 3). Asserting that it cannot serve Defendant by conventional means, Defendant has filed an ex parte application for an 20 order permitting service by publication. (ECF Nos. 9, 16). Upon review, the Court will grant the 21 application.

II. BACKGROUND

23 Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on January 26, 2023. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff alleges that 24 Defendant “is a merchant operating in Mariposa…