Vigen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TODD LADON JOHNSON, No. 2:19-cv-00769-KJM-KJN PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND LAUREN VIGEN, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendant. 16 On July 2, 2019, the court granted plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, dismissed plaintiff’s complaint with leave to amend, and provided plaintiff with 28 days to either file a first amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal of the action without prejudice. (ECF No. 9.) Plaintiff was cautioned that failure to timely comply with the order may result in dismissal of the action with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). (Id.) After plaintiff failed to file either an amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal by the required deadline, the court considered whether the action should be dismissed. Nevertheless, in light of plaintiff’s pro se status, and the court’s desire to resolve the action on the merits, the court on…