Marean

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANARD GASTON, Case No. 1:18-cv-00569-AWI-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

v. DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY

WITH A COURT ORDER AND FAILURE TO

MAREAN, PROSECUTE Defendant. FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 16 I. Background Plaintiff Ranard Gaston (“Plaintiff”) is a former state prisoner1 proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against Defendant Marean (“Defendant”) for violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. The Court issued a discovery and scheduling order on May 30, 2019. (ECF No. 32.) On January 30, 2020, Defendant filed a motion to compel discovery and for sanctions, which Plaintiff

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