CDCR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CIRON B. SPRINGFIELD, No. 2:23-cv-00594-DAD-JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING

CDCR, et al., PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO VACATE THE

JUDGMENT

Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 12, 13)

17 Plaintiff Ciron B. Springfield is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 13, 2024, the court dismissed this action without prejudice due to plaintiff’s failure to prosecute this action. (Doc. No. 10.) That same day, judgment was entered and this case was closed. (Doc. No. 11.) Two months later, on May 13, 2024, plaintiff filed a motion to reopen this case. (Doc. No. 12.) In his motion, plaintiff asserts that he had prosecuted the case by mailing a notice stating that he wished…