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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERRANCE SYKES, JR., Case No. 1:24-cv-01401-KES-HBK (PC)

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO

v. DISMISS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO

OBEY COURT ORDER AND PROSECUTE1

M. RIOS, et al., 14-DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Terrance Sykes, Jr. is a federal inmate proceeding pro se in this civil action. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the District Court dismiss this action without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with court orders and prosecute this action. BACKGROUND On November 15, 2024, Plaintiff filed his civil rights complaint pursuant to Bivens vs. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff neither paid the filing fee nor accompanied his complaint with an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (See docket). Accordingly, the same day, the Court issued an Order directing Plaintiff within thirty (30) days to either pay…