Sharrod Moten v. County of Kern
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHARROD MOTEN, Case No. 1:25-cv-00821-KES-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DISMISS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO OBEY
v. COURT ORDER AND FAILURE TO
PROSECUTE
COUNTY OF KERN, (ECF No. 19) Defendant.
FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE
16 I. Background Plaintiff Sharrod Moten is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint in this action on February 16, 2025, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) The action was transferred to the Eastern District of California on July 8, 2025. (ECF No. 15.) On July 15, 2025, the then-assigned magistrate judge ordered Plaintiff, within fourteen days, to show cause why his in forma pauperis application should not be denied pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). (ECF No. 19.) As an alternative to filing a showing of cause, the magistrate judge indicated that Plaintiff…