(PS) Manning v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY L. MANNING, No. 2:19-cv-00494 TLN AC PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

VETERANS AFFAIRS,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se and in forma pauperis. The case was referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. 302(c)(21). The court is in receipt of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 41. This motion is not properly briefed and will therefore be STRICKEN without prejudice. In light of plaintiff’s pro se status and in the interest of judicial economy, the court will describe for plaintiff’s benefit the summary judgment process. By filing a motion for summary judgment, plaintiff is saying that there is no need for a trial in this case. Motions for summary judgment are usually brought after discovery is complete, because a decision whether there should be a trial requires that all evidence on both sides be disclosed. Discovery does not close in this case until June 30,…