Stephens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PHILLIP GONZALES, Case No. 1:21-cv-00652-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO

v. ACTION STEPHENS, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,

Defendants. FOR FAILURE TO OBEY A COURT ORDER

AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

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FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

18 I. Background Plaintiff Phillip Gonzales (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On April 21, 2021, the Court issued an order denying Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application without prejudice and ordering Plaintiff to submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee within thirty days to proceed with this action. (ECF No. 5.) The Court expressly…