1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 RICARDO B. VILLASENOR, Case No. 1:25-cv-00190-CDB

9 Plaintiff, ORDER ON FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING 10 v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND 11 CENTENE CORPORATION, et al., (Docs. 14, 19) 12 Defendants. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 13 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND

14 (Docs. 22, 23)

15 16 Plaintiff Ricardo B. Villasenor proceeds pro se with a first amended complaint against 17 Defendants Centene Corporation and WellCare Health Plan, Inc., filed on March 17, 2025. (Doc. 18 11). Following briefing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss the first amended complaint (Docs. 14, 19 16, 17), on April 28, 2025, the undersigned issued findings and recommendations to grant 20 Defendants’ motion to dismiss with leave to amend. (Doc. 19). The findings and 21 recommendations were served on the parties and directed them to file any objections within 14 22 days. (Id. at 10) (citing Wilkerson v. Wheeler,

(9th Cir. 2014)). No objections 23 have been filed, and the time to do so has passed. 24 On May 15, 2025, after all parties expressed consent to a magistrate judge’s jurisdiction 25 for all purposes pursuant to

(c)(1), the action was reassigned to the undersigned. 26 (Doc. 21). 27 On May 19, 2025, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to amend and a separate motion for 1 | will be granted and Plaintiff's lodged, second amended complaint will be screened in due course. 2 | Conclusion and Order 3 Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the findings and recommendations (Doc. 19), the 4 | Court ORDERS: 5 1. Defendants’ motion to dismiss (Doc. 14) is GRANTED. 6 2. Plaintiffs first amended complaint (Doc. 11) is DISMISSED with leave to amend. 7 3. Plaintiff’s motions for leave to file a second amended complaint (Docs. 22, 23) are 8 GRANTED and the lodged, second amended complaint (Doc. 24) will be screened in due 9 course. 10 | Tr Is SO ORDERED. Dated: _ May 20, 2025 | hr 12 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28