Parrish

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH TOWNSEND, No. 2:22-cv-1278 DJC AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PARRISH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 8, 2025, defendants filed a motion to (1) compel plaintiff’s meaningful participation in his deposition, (2) compel responses to defendant’s interrogatories and request for production, and (3) deem defendant’s request for admissions admitted. ECF No. 42. On October 30, 2025, plaintiff was ordered to file an opposition or a statement of non- opposition to the pending motion within twenty-one days. ECF No. 47. In the same order, plaintiff was informed that failure to file an opposition would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). Id. The twenty-one-day period has now expired, and…