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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICHOLAS FITZGERALD, No. 2:21-cv-0079 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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CDCR, et al., Defendants. 16 On January 22, 2021, plaintiff was ordered to file a pleading that complied with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of Practice, as well as to submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis or to pay the filing fee. See ECF No. 3. Plaintiff was given thirty days to do so. See id. at 2. At that time, plaintiff was warned that failure to comply with the court’s directives would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. See id. at 2. The thirty-day period for plaintiff to comply with the court’s order and either file an in forma pauperis application or pay the filing fee ended in February 2021. Although plaintiff had neither complied with the order nor communicated with the court in any way, on March 11, 2021, the court provided plaintiff yet…