Howard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARQUISE WALKER, Case No.: 1:22-cv-00332-JLT-CDB Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS THIS ACTION WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE FOR PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE

TO PROSECUTE; ALTERNATIVELY, TO

HOWARD, et al., GRANT IN PART AND DENY IN PART

DEFENDANT’S PARTIAL MOTION TO

Defendant. DISMISS

(Doc. 23)

14-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE

Plaintiff Marquise Walker is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION On July 15, 2024, Defendant Howard filed a partial motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint. (Doc. 23.) Specifically, the motion seeks to dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Id. at 5-10.) Defendant’s motion included the following notice: “Written opposition to this motion…