(PS) Bell v. Solano County Dept. of Health and Human Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLARENCE BELL, et al., No. 2:22-cv-01687-TLN-CKD (PS) Plaintiffs, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. SOLANO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et 15 al., 16 Defendants.

Plaintiff, who proceeds without the assistance of counsel, filed suit against Solano County following the removal of his foster child. (ECF No. 1.) As discussed herein, the undersigned now recommends that this action be dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute. I. Background Plaintiff filed this civil rights action against Solano County on September 26, 2022. (See generally, ECF No. 1.) Defendant moved to dismiss on July 5, 2023. (ECF No. 24.) The court held a hearing on defendant’s motion on September 20, 2023. (ECF No. 32.) After the hearing, during which defendant confirmed that he intended to sue only defendant Solano County, the 27 28 undersigned granted defendant’s motion dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for…