Bontemps v. Jochim et al

Filing 8

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 6/1/2017 ORDERING that this action is DISMISSED. CASE CLOSED. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GREGORY C. BONTEMPS,

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No. 2:16-cv-2625-EFB P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

S. JOCHIM, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983.1 On April 28, 2017, the court denied plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma

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pauperis because he is a three-strikes litigant within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). ECF

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No. 7. Plaintiff was given 21 days within which to pay the $400 filing fee for this action. Id.

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Plaintiff was warned that failure to pay the filing fee within 21 days would result in dismissal. Id.

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Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee or otherwise responded to the court’s order.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is dismissed.

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Dated: June 1, 2017.

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This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1) and is before the undersigned pursuant to plaintiff’s consent. See E.D. Cal. Local
Rules, Appx. A, at (k)(4).