Markey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RENE ORTIZ, No. 2:21-cv-1221-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MARY MARKEY, et al., (ECF Nos. 4, 6) Defendants.

17 Plaintiff Rene Ortiz proceeds pro se in this action against defendants Mary Markey, Wendy Torres and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(3). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). Defendants’ motion to dismiss and plaintiff’s motion for an injunction are before the court (ECF Nos. 4, 6.) The parties appeared via Zoom for a hearing on September 15, 2021. Plaintiff appeared pro se and attorney William Dean Carter appeared on behalf of defendants. For the reasons set forth below, it is recommended defendants’ motion to dismiss be granted, and it is recommended plaintiff’s motion for injunction be denied. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff initiated this action in the Small Claims Division of the…