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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 BENJAMIN KARL RAY BUNTON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00211-JLT-SAB

12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING GRANTING

13 v. DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

14 KEITH SMITH, et al., ORDER VACATING NOVEMBER 12, 2025

HEARING

15 Defendants. (ECF No. 67) 16

OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN

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18 19 I. 20 INTRODUCTION 21 Currently before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss this action for lack of 22 prosecution and for failure to comply with the Court’s orders, brought pursuant to Federal Rule 23 of Civil Procedure 41(b). The matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 24 § 636(b)(1)(B). This Court, having reviewed the moving papers, the lack of an opposition brief, 25 and the Court’s record, finds the matter suitable for decision without further briefing or oral 26 argument. See Local Rule 230(c), (g). Accordingly, the hearing set for November 12, 2025, 27 shall be…