Patel

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 MICHAEL WAYNE JOYCE, Case No. 1:24-cv-00422-BAM (PC) 7 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO

8 v. ACTION 9 PATEL, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION, WITH PREJUDICE, FOR

10 Defendant. FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, FAILURE

TO OBEY COURT ORDER, AND FAILURE

11 TO PROSECUTE 12 (ECF No. 16) 13 FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 14 15 I. Background 16 Plaintiff Michael Wayne Joyce (“Plaintiff”) is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se 17 and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 18 On October 20, 2025, the Court screened the complaint and found that it failed to state a 19 cognizable claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 16.) The Court issued an order granting 20 Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal within thirty 21 …