Yamaguina
(PC) Watts v. Yamaguina
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VERNELL WATTS, No. 2:23-cv-1243 TLN CSK P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. YAMAGIWA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons stated herein, this Court recommends that this action be dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute. The Court record reflects that five orders served on plaintiff’s address of record were returned by the United States Postal Service. (ECF Nos. 6, 7, 9-11.) It appears that plaintiff failed to comply with Local Rule 183(b), which requires that a party appearing in propria persona inform the court of any address change. The Local Rules, corresponding with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, provide, “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with . . . any order of the Court may be grounds for the imposition by the Court of any and all…