Rodriguez
(PC) Rivera v. Rodriguez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUAN RIVERA, Case No. 1:21-cv-1147-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. FOURTEEN-DAY RESPONSE PERIOD SERGEANT P. RODRIGUEZ, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Juan Rivera, a state prisoner, initiated this action by filing a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on July 29, 2021. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff’s complaint was not accompanied by the filing fee or an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (See Docket). On July 30, 2021, the Court order Plaintiff to within 30 days either submit a completed IFP application or pay the $402.00 filing fee. (Doc. No. 3). The Court enclosed an IFP application and cautioned Plaintiff that his failure to timely comply with the Court’s order would result in this matter’s dismissal. (Id.). Plaintiff has neither paid the filing fee nor filed a new application to proceed IFP. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) permits courts to involuntarily dismiss…