(PS) Barnett v. CA DMV

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERTA BARNETT, 2:17-cv-01517-TLN-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, Roberta Barnett, proceeds pro se after the court granted withdrawal of plaintiff’s former counsel on March 24, 2023. This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff seeks leave to file a third amended complaint1 under Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF Nos. 66, 68.) The parties appeared via videoconference for a hearing on February 7, 2024. Kristin Daily appeared on behalf of the defendant, California Department of Motor Vehicles, and Roberta Barnett appeared pro se. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the motion for leave to file a further amended complaint be denied.

1 One of plaintiff’s moving papers references a fourth amended complaint and the proposed…