Gamez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

4 THOMAS L. GOFF, Case No. 1:15-cv-00937-AWI-EPG (PC) 5 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE v. 7 GAMEZ, et al., 8 Defendants. 9 Thomas Goff (“Plaintiff”) is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons described below, the Court will dismiss this case for failure to prosecute. I. BACKGROUND This case was dismissed on January 11, 2017, for failure to prosecute and failure to obey the Local Rules. (ECF No. 12). The case was reopened on December 4, 2017, in part because reopening the case “serve[d] the interest of judicial economy. Plaintiff’s case was dismissed without prejudice, so he could simply re-file it. If he did refile his complaint, his complaint would need to be screened under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In this case Plaintiff’s complaint has already been screened.” (ECF No. 26, p. 3). On September 7, 2018, the Court issued an order setting an initial scheduling 21 …