(PS) Manning v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ANTHONY L. MANNING, No. 2:19-cv-00494 TLN AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se and the case was accordingly referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21). The last remaining defendant in this case, United States of America, has moved for summary judgment. ECF No. 70. Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion (ECF No. 71) and a reply to the motion (ECF No. 72). Defendant replied (ECF No. 76), and the matter was heard on the papers. ECF No. 75. For the reasons explained below, defendant’s motion should be GRANTED. I. Complaint and Procedural Background Plaintiff Anthony L. Manning is a former active duty member of the United States Navy and is now a military veteran. ECF No. 6 at 1 (Second Amended Complaint). Plaintiff states that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (“USVA”)…