Ricky T. Russell v. Nathan Townsend

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICKY T. RUSSELL, ) Case No. EDCV 23-0038-DOC (JPR) ) 11 Plaintiff, ) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR ) FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE 12 v. ) TO STATE A CLAIM ) 13 NATHAN TOWNSEND et al., ) ) 14 Defendants. ) ) 15 ) On January 9, 2023, Plaintiff filed this civil-rights action pro se. On June 6, 2023, the Court dismissed the Complaint for failure to state a claim but with leave to amend, telling Plaintiff that if he wished to pursue this lawsuit, he had to file a first amended complaint complying with its instructions by no later than July 5. The Court warned him, in bold letters, that if he did not timely do so, his lawsuit could be dismissed. To date he has not filed an amended complaint or requested an extension of time to do so, and no mail the Court has sent to his address of record — where he apparently remains housed, see Cal. Inmate Locator, https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/search.aspx (search for “Ricky” with “Russell” showing that Plaintiff remains 28 1 at Valley…