Stephens v. Estrella, et al.

Filing 14

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 05/19/15 DISMISSING this action without prejudice. CASE CLOSED. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHAEL DAVID STEPHENS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-1371 KJN P

v.

ORDER

V. G. ESTRELLA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding in forma pauperis and without counsel, in this civil

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rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has agreed to the jurisdiction of the

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undersigned magistrate judge for all purposes. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c); Local Rule 305(a). (ECF

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No. 4.)

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On March 19, 2015, the undersigned screened plaintiff’s amended complaint pursuant to

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28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a) and determined that plaintiff had therein stated potentially cognizable

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claims against defendants A. Bryant, R. Mitchell, and L. Kohler. (ECF No. 13.) Plaintiff was

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given thirty days leave to either file an amended complaint or else complete and return to the

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court the USM-285 forms necessary to effect service on these defendants. (Id.) Plaintiff was

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warned that his failure to comply with the order would result in the dismissal of this action.

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Sixty days have now passed, and plaintiff has neither filed an amended complaint nor

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submitted the forms necessary to effect service nor otherwise responded to the court’s order.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

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See Local Rule 110; Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

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Dated: May 19, 2015

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