(PC) Vernon v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JIMMY LEE VERNON, JR., No. 2:23-cv-01829 DJC AC PS 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; KAITLYN CRAWFORD; 15 BRENDA KOLOGY; JOHN ANDJANE DOES 1-5, 16 Defendants. 17 18 19 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding in this matter pro se, and pre-trial proceedings are 20 accordingly referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). The operative first 21 amended complaint is located at ECF No. 9. Defendants move to dismiss the case. ECF No.…