Smith v. Sequoia Benefits and Insurance Services LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JUSTICE SMITH, Case No. 24-cv-01363-SI
Plaintiff, ORDER CONSTRUING NOTICE OF
APPEAL AS STATEMENT OF INTENT
v. TO STAND ON THE ORIGINAL
COMPLAINT; DISMISSING CASE;
SEQUOIA BENEFITS AND INSURANCE CERTIFYING APPEAL IS NOT SERVICES LLC, et al., TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915 Defendants.
In an order filed April 2, 2024, the Court granted plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis based on an inability to pay the filing fee, and dismissed plaintiff’s causes of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. The Court dismissed those claims without leave to amend, but allowed plaintiff to file an amended complaint by April 19 asserting other claims if she wished. Plaintiff then filed a motion for reconsideration of the dismissal order, which the Court denied in an order filed April 5, 2024. In that order,…