Johny Arafiles v. Grocery Outlet

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOHNY ARAFILES, Case No. 2:24-cv-03281-DAD-CSK 12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO

13 v. PROSECUTE 14 GROCERY OUTLET, 15 Defendant. 16 17 On November 25, 2024, Plaintiff Johny Arafiles, proceeding without the aid of 18 counsel, filed a Complaint against Defendant Grocery Outlet and an application to 19 proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”).1 (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) On April 10, 2025, Plaintiff’s IFP 20 application was denied without prejudice for being unsigned and Plaintiff was granted 21 twenty-one (21) days to pay the filing fee or file a complete and signed IFP application. 22 (ECF No. 3.) On May 1, 2025, Plaintiff paid the filing fee and was provided a summons 23 and initial scheduling order by the Clerk of Court. (ECF Nos. 4, 5.) The initial scheduling 24 order stated: 25 Plaintiff shall complete service of process on all Defendants named in the complaint within 90 days from the date of this 26 order.…