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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CSPC DOPHEN CORPORATION, No. 2:17-cv-1895 MCE DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER

ZHIXIANG HU, Defendant. 16 Defendant and counterclaimant, Dr. Zhixiang Hu, Ph.D., is proceeding in this action pro se. (ECF No. 68.) Accordingly, this action has been referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On April 14, 2022, the assigned District Judge issued an order directing the parties to file a Joint Notice of Trial Readiness. (ECF No. 292.) On April 23, 2022, defendant filed a notice of trial readiness. (ECF No. 294.) On April 25, 2022, plaintiff filed a response. (ECF No. 294.) On May 6, 2022, defendant filed a motion for leave to file further amended counterclaims and a motion for sanctions. (ECF Nos. 295 & 296.) The motions, however, were erroneously noticed for hearing before the assigned District Judge. Accordingly on May 10, 2022, the

1 Defendant’s motion for sanctions…