White
White v. FCA US LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Leigh White and Gene Rump, No. 2:21-cv-02377-KJM-AC Plaintiffs, ORDER v. 14 ECA US, LLC and Does through 10, 15 inclusive, Defendants. Following the death of plaintiff Gene Rump, plaintiff Leigh White requests substitution in 18 her capacity as the personal representative and the executor of the decedent’s estate. For the 19 reasons below, the court grants White’s motion to substitute. Plaintiffs brought this action against defendant FCA alleging several violations of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. See Mem. Substitute at 1, ECF No. 26. Plaintiffs 22 notified the court Rump had died. See Statement of Death, ECF No. 25. White moves to be 23 substituted as the proper party to proceed as plaintiff. Mot. Substitute at 1, ECF No. 26. Defendants have filed a statement of non-opposition. Non-Opp’n, ECF No. 28. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25, if a party dies and…