(HC) Van den Heuvel v. El Dorado Prison Holding Facility South Lake Tahoe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN MARK VAN DEN HEUVEL, No. 2:22-cv-00231-DC-DMC (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

EL DORADO PRISON HOLDING THIS ACTION

FACILITY SOUTH LAKE TAHOE,

(Doc. No. 56) Respondent. 16 Petitioner John Mark Van den Heuvel is a parolee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 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 November 15, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that this action be dismissed without prejudice due to Petitioner’s failure to prosecute and failure to comply with court rules and orders. (Doc. No. 56.) In particular, Petitioner failed to comply with the court’s August 9, 2024 order directing Petitioner to file a first amended petition within thirty days…