(PC) Bishop v. Dodson et al

Filing 31

ORDER and FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 4/27/2021 ORDERING Clerk to randomly assign a U.S. District Judge to this action and RECOMMENDING this action be dismissed without prejudice. Assigned and referred to Judge John A. Mendez. Objections due within 14 days after being served with these findings and recommendations. (Henshaw, R)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TOR AHMADD BISHOP, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 v. G. DODSON, et al., 15 No. 2:20-cv-2032-EFB P ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. 17 18 § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 19 § 636(b)(1). 20 On February 4, 2021, the court screened plaintiff’s amended complaint pursuant to 28 21 U.S.C. § 1915A. ECF No. 22. The court dismissed the complaint, explained the deficiencies 22 therein, and granted plaintiff thirty days in which to file an amended complaint to cure the 23 deficiencies. Id. The screening order warned plaintiff that failure to comply would result in a 24 recommendation that this action be dismissed. Despite being granted an extension of time, ECF 25 No. 26, the time for acting has now passed and plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint or 26 ///// 27 ///// 28 ///// 1 1 otherwise responded to the court’s order.1 Thus, it appears that plaintiff is unable or unwilling to 2 cure the defects in the complaint. 3 4 5 6 Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court randomly assign a United States District Judge to this action. Further, it is RECOMMENDED that this action be DISMISSED without prejudice for the reasons set forth in the February 4, 2021 screening order (ECF No. 22). 7 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 8 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days 9 after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 10 objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 11 “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Any response to the 12 objections shall be served and filed within fourteen days after service of the objections. The 13 parties are advised that failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to 14 appeal the District Court’s order. Turner v. Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th Cir. 1998); Martinez 15 v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 16 Dated: April 27, 2021. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 On April 9, 2021, plaintiff submitted a letter for filing in three separate cases he is litigating, including this one. ECF No. 29. It does not reference any matter specific to this case, such as the February 4, 2021 screening order or the March 4, 2021 order granting him an extension of time to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff states that his letter is “not a motion,” but that he “will be filing some time this week.” ECF No. 29 at 4. To date, plaintiff has not filed anything else in this case. 2

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