Hackney

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANGELO BOWMAN, No. 2:19-cv-00363-TLN-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

AND ORDER

v. (ECF No. 10) RODNEY HACKNEY, et al.,

Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, proceeding without counsel, brought the present action seeking $6,675.62 in Department of Veterans Affairs vocation rehabilitation benefits for attending a job-training program. Presently before the court is defendants’ motion to dismiss due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (ECF No. 10.) For the reasons discussed below, the court recommends dismissal for failure to prosecute. BACKGROUND On July 3, 2019, defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) alleging that this court does not have jurisdiction to hear plaintiff’s complaint because the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has exclusive jurisdiction over plaintiff’s claims. (ECF No. 10.) Defendants noticed that motion for a hearing to take place…