Marin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SALVADOR GONZALEZ VERDUZCO, Case No. 1:14-cv-01387-AWI-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO REOPEN CASE

v. (ECF No. 37) MARIN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Salvador Gonzalez Verduzco (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 22, 2015, the Magistrate Judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that Plaintiff’s action be dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) for failure to serve the defendants. (ECF No. 31.) Plaintiff objected, stating at length that his case is meritorious, and that he would seek legal counsel to assist him in prosecuting this action. (ECF No. 32.) Finding these objections did not undermine the grounds for dismissal, the Court adopted the findings and recommendations in full, and dismissed the case, without prejudice, for failure to serve the defendants. (ECF No. 33.) …