Gross

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY FORD, No. 2:21-cv-1095 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

GROSS, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 25, 2021, plaintiff was ordered to file a completed in forma pauperis affidavit or to pay the filing fee and to do so within thirty days. See ECF No. 9 at 2. Thereafter, on July 6, 2021, plaintiff filed a motion to stay the proceedings pending his exhaustion of administrative remedies. See ECF No. 11. For the reasons stated below, plaintiff’s motion to stay this action pending his exhaustion of administrative remedies will be denied. In addition, the undersigned will recommend that this action be dismissed for failure to file an…