(PS) Ortiz v. Enhanced Recovery Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RENE ORTIZ, No. 2:17-cv-0607 KJM DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ENHANCED RECOVERY COMPANY, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was, therefore, referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Pending before the court are plaintiff’s motion for default judgment, motion for judgment on the pleadings, motion to “apply laws,” and motion stay, as well as defendant’s motion for a protective order, and motion for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the undersigned will recommend that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be granted while denying all other pending motions. BACKGROUND Plaintiff commenced this action on February 23, 2017, by filing a complaint in the Sacramento County Superior Court against defendant Enhanced Recovery Company, LLC (“ERC”). …