Jackie Stapleton v. United Healthcare Benefits Plan of California

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

Jackie Stapleton v. United Healthcare Benefits Plan of California

Trial Court Opinion

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8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 JACKIE STAPLETON, Case No. 1:25-cv-00351-JLT-SAB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 13 RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING v. CASE 14 UNITED HEALTHCARE BENEFITS PLAN 15 OF CALIFORNIA, 16 Defendant.

17 18 On October 8, 2024, Jackie Stapleton, who is proceeding pro se, commenced this action in 19 California Superior Court, San Joaquin County, and on December 26, 2024, Defendant removed 20 the action to this Court. (Doc. 1.) As relevant here, on August 21, 2025, the Court adopted 21 findings and recommendations from the assigned magistrate judge recommending denying 22 Plaintiff’s motion for remand and granting Defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a 23 claim. (Doc. 29.) The Court gave Plaintiff 30 days to amend the complaint and advised her “that 24 failure to file an amended complaint will result in dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute 25 and failure to obey the Court’s order.” (Id.) That deadline passed without Plaintiff filing any 26 document with the Court. 27 On September 24, 2025, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and 1 | to comply with the Court’s August 21, 2025 order. (Doc. 30.)! The Court notified Plaintiff that 2 | any objections were due within 14 days and advised her that the “failure to file objections within 3 | the specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal.” (/d. at 4, citing Wilkerson v. 4 | Wheeler,

772 F.3d 834, 838-39

(9th Cir. 2014).) Plaintiff did not file objections, and the time to 5 | do so has passed. 6 According to

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1)(C), this Court performed a de novo review of this case. 7 | Having carefully reviewed the matter, the Court concludes the findings and recommendations are 8 | supported by the record and proper analysis. Thus, the Court ORDERS: 9 1. The findings and recommendations (Doc. 30) filed September 24, 2024, is 10 ADOPTED IN FULL. 11 2. This matter is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to prosecute and failure to 12 comply with a court order. 13 3. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment in accordance with this 14 order. 15 16 IT IS SO ORDERED. 17| Dated: _ October 15, 2025 Charis [Tourn TED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 [Though Pleinift is proceeding pro se, she requested and was given permission to participate in electronic filing.

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