(PS) Banga v. Ameriprise Auto & Home Ins. Agency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAMLESH BANGA, No. 2:18-cv-01072 MCE AC PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AMERIPRISE AUTO & HOME INSURANCE AGENCY and IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE

COMPANY,

16 Defendants.

18 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se and the case was accordingly referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21). Pending before the court are plaintiff’s motions for sanctions. ECF Nos. 169, 173, 174. Defendants have requested an extension of time to oppose the initial sanctions motion. ECF No. 170. That motion is GRANTED, and all papers have been considered. Plaintiff’s motions for sanctions (ECF Nos. 169, 173, 174) are DENIED for the reasons explained below. I. Relevant Procedural Background This action stems from a dispute over insurance coverage for alleged damage to plaintiff’s 27 It appears that ECF No. 174 was intended to replace the earlier filed motions, but out of an abundance of caution, the court…