Davis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SCOTT K. RICKS, 1:18-cv-01022-DAD-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

v. TO DISMISS ACTION

C. DAVIS, 14-DAY DEADLINE Defendant 16 FINDINGS Plaintiff Scott K. Ricks is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. On August 12, 2019, the United States Postal Service (USPS) returned as undeliverable the Court’s order setting a settlement conference, (Doc. 15). On September 11, 2019, the USPS again returned the Court’s order continuing the settlement conference, (Doc. 17). As a result, the Court issued an order to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute, and provided Plaintiff 21 days to respond. (Doc. 18). More than the allowed time has passed, and Plaintiff has failed to respond to the Court’s order. As stated in the Court’s First Informational Order, (Doc. 3), a pro se plaintiff must keep the Court and…