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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On October 28, 2024, a complaint was filed naming Collins Charo Capital LLC as the pro se 

Plaintiff. (Doc. 1.) The complaint also indicates the “printed name” of the plaintiff is “Collins Charo 

Capital, LLC.” (Id. at 6.) Several “Civil Cover Sheets” attached to the complaint indicate the 

unidentified signatory is “UCC 1-308” and a “[p]arty without attorney.” (Doc. 1-1 at 1-3.) The filing 

fee was paid in full by Mel Nagashima. 

The magistrate judge observed, “It is a long-standing rule that corporations and other 

unincorporated associations must appear in court through an attorney.” (Doc. 3 at 1, quoting D-Beam 

Ltd. P’ship v. Roller Derby Skates, Inc., 366 F.3d 972, 973–74 (9th Cir. 2004) (quotation marks and 

citation omitted).) The magistrate judge found “no indication the individual who completed and signed 

the complaint is a licensed attorney.” (Id. at 2.) Because Collins Carol Capital LLC cannot proceed as 

a pro se plaintiff, the magistrate judge recommended the action be dismissed without prejudice. (Id.) 

The Court served these Findings and Recommendations on the unrepresented entity and indicated any 

COLLINS CHARO CAPITAL LLC,

 Plaintiff,

v.

JANET LOUISE YELLEN, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:24-cv-01321 JLT SAB

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE 

ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND 

DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE 

THIS CASE 

(Doc. 3)

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objections must be filed within 30 days. (Id.)

On November 25, 2024, the Court received several documents from Marvin C. Collins1, 

including a “Common Law Copyright Notice for Marvin C. Collins” and a copy of the Findings and 

Recommendations with handwritten notations. (See generally Doc. 4.) To the extent the “Copyright 

Notice” and attached documents are a response to the Findings and Recommendations, the assertions 

therein appear irrelevant. The documents do not mention the plaintiff, Collins Charo Capital LLC, or 

otherwise address the requirement that the entity must appear in court with licensed counsel. Further,

the entity remains unrepresented because a notice of attorney was not filed in this action.

According to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), this Court performed a de novo review of this case. 

Having carefully reviewed the matter, the Court concludes the Findings and Recommendations are 

supported by the record and proper analysis. Thus, the Court ORDERS:

1. The Findings and Recommendations dated October 30, 2024 (Doc. 3) are ADOPTED in full.

2. This action, commenced by an unrepresented entity, is DISMISSED without prejudice.

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 22, 2024 

1 The Court takes judicial notice of the records of the California State Bar and Wyoming State Bar—because 

the mailing address of Collins Charo Capital LLC is in Wyoming—as the state bar websites are sources whose 

accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned. See Fed. R. Evid. 201(b); Davis v. Hollins Law, 25 F.Supp.3d 1292, 

1298 n. 5 (2014) (indicating the court may take judicial notice of the state bar’s website). No individual named 

“Marvin Collins” is admitted to practice in the State of California or in this district court. In addition, no 

individual named “Marvin Collins” is a member of the Wyoming State Bar. (Wyoming State Bar Membership 

Directory, available at https://www.wyomingbar.org/for-the-public/hire-a-lawyer/membership-directory/ (last 

visited Dec. 4, 2024).)

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