McDonough

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARVELL LAVY, No. 2:21-cv-01590 KJM AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DENIS R. McDONOUGH, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. The action was accordingly referred to the undersigned for pretrial matters by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(21). An initial scheduling conference is set in this case for October 19, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. via Zoom. ECF No. 19. As explained in the civil case documents that issued when the case was opened (ECF No. 3), the parties were each required to submit a status report or a joint status report at least 14 days in advance of the scheduling conference. ECF No. 3 at 2. Defendant timely filed a status report (ECF No. 23); plaintiff did not. Concerned that plaintiff had abandoned this case, the court issued an order to file a status report by October 26, 2022. ECF No. 26. Plaintiff was cautioned that failure respond could lead to a…