(PC) Rivers v. Herlong FCI et al, No. 2:2019cv00130 - Document 6 (E.D. Cal. 2019)

Court Description: ORDER and FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 3/7/2019 ORDERING Clerk of Court to randomly assign a U.S. District Judge to this case and RECOMMENDING this action be dismissed without prejudice. Assigned and referred to Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. Objections due within 14 days after being served with these findings and recommendations. (Henshaw, R)

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(PC) Rivers v. Herlong FCI et al Doc. 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MELVIN WARREN RIVERS, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 No. 2:19-cv-0130-EFB P v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS HERLONG FCI, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil action. On January 18 29, 2019, this court found that plaintiff had failed to pay the $400 filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. 19 § 1914(a) or properly request leave to proceed in forma pauperis and submit the affidavit and 20 trust account statement required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, the court directed the 21 Clerk to send plaintiff an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, ordered plaintiff to submit 22 the filing fee or completed application within thirty days and warned plaintiff that failure to do so 23 may result in this action being dismissed. ECF No. 4. The time for acting has now passed and 24 plaintiff has not paid the required filing fee, submitted the completed application for leave to 25 proceed in forma pauperis or otherwise responded to the court’s order.1 26 27 28 1 Although it appears from the file that plaintiff’s copy of the order was returned, plaintiff was properly served. It is the plaintiff’s responsibility to keep the court apprised of his current address at all times. Pursuant to Local Rule 182(f), service of documents at the record address of the party is fully effective. Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to randomly assign a United States District Judge to this case. 3 Further, it is RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed without prejudice. 4 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 5 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days 6 after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 7 objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 8 “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Any response to the 9 objections shall be served and filed within fourteen days after service of the objections. The 10 parties are advised that failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to 11 appeal the District Court’s order. Turner v. Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th Cir. 1998); Martinez 12 v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 13 Dated: March 7, 2019. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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