(PC)Dorton

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 FRED DORTON, No. 1:25-cv-00975-SAB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE

13 v. TO THIS ACTION 14 STEVE TORTORICE, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION

15 Defendants. AS DUPLICATIVE 16 (ECF No. 5) 17 18 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 Plaintiff filed the instant action on August 6, 2025. On August 12, 2025, the Court issued 20 an order to show cause why the action should not be dismissed as duplicative of Dorton v. 21 Tortorice, Case No. 1:23-v-01784-JLT-GSA (PC). Plaintiff has failed to respond to the Court’s 22 order and the time to do so has passed. Accordingly, dismissal of the action is warranted. 23 I. 24 SCREENING REQUIREMENT 25 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners…