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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS K. MILLS, Case No.: 1:25-cv-00355-KES-CDB Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS ACTION WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE FOR PLAINTIFF’S

FAILURE TO OBEY LOCAL RULES

ZACHARY JONES, et al., AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE

Plaintiff Thomas K. Mills is appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND On September 25, 2025, previously assigned Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin issued his Order Directing Parties to Inform Court Whether They Wish to Participate in Court’s Early Alternative Dispute Resolution Program; Parties’ Notice Regarding Same Due in Seven Days. (Doc. 36.) The order was served on Plaintiff at his address on record that same date. On September 26, 2025, Defendants Jones and Rivera filed their Notice of Interest in Early ADR Program. (Doc. 37.) That same date, Judge Austin issued…