Freddie
(PC) Gradford v. Freddie
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, Case No. 1:19-cv-01252-DAD-EPG 11 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDING THAT THIS ACTION BE v. DISMISSED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE
DEPUTY FREDDIE, OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN
FOURTEEN (14) DAYS Defendant.
16 On September 9, 2019, Plaintiff, William J. Gradford, proceeding pro se, commenced this action by filing a Complaint against Defendant, Deputy Freddie. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff did not pay a filing fee nor submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Thus, on September 11, 2019, the Court entered an order directing Plaintiff to either submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the $400 filing fee within thirty days of service of the order. (ECF No. 3.) The Court warned Plaintiff, “Failure to obey this order may result in dismissal of this action.” (Id.) More than thirty days have passed since service of the Court’s order and Plaintiff has failed to pay the filing fee, submit an…