(PC) Ortega v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALBERT ORTEGA, Case No. 1:19-cv-00999-NONE-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO

PROVIDE INITIAL DISCLOSURES AND

v. PARTIES TO EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. 14 Albert Ortega (“Plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action. On November 6, 2020, the Court issued an order setting an initial scheduling conference, requiring the parties to exchange initial disclosures, and requiring the parties to file scheduling conference statements. (ECF No. 31). On the day the scheduling conference was supposed to be held, Plaintiff’s institution of confinement indicated that it could not make Plaintiff available for the conference. Accordingly, the Court vacated the conference. (ECF No. 37). After reviewing this case, including Defendant’s scheduling report, the Court finds that it can schedule this case without holding a…