Haaland

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DON EPIGMENIO RAMIREZ, No. 2:19-CV-0845-DMC Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM OF DECISION DEB HAALAND, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. Pursuant to the written consent of all parties, this case is before the undersigned as the presiding judge for all purposes, including entry of final judgment. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c); see also ECF No. 19 (order reassigning case to Magistrate Judge). The parties appeared before the undersigned in Redding, California, on October 25, 2022, for a bench trial. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(a)(1)1, the Court issues this memorandum opinion and decision in which the Court sets forth its findings of facts and conclusions of law.

Rule 52(a) provides in relevant part:

(1) In an action tried on the facts without a jury. . ., the court must find the facts specially and state its conclusions of law separately. The 27 …