Christopher Faramarz Zahedi v. California Dept Corrections Rehab

I. BACKGROUND

19 On February 15, 2020, pro se Plaintiff Christopher Faramarz Zahedi 20 21 (“Plaintiff”) constructively filed1 a civil rights Complaint (“Complaint” or “Compl.”) under 42 U.S.C § 1983. Electronic Case Filing Number (“ECF No.”) 22 1, Compl. On May 4, 2020, after screening the Complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, 23 the Court issued an Order dismissing Plaintiff’s Complaint, without prejudice and 24 with leave to amend (“ODLA”), and provided Plaintiff with twenty-one days to 25

1 Under the “mailbox rule,” when a pro se prisoner gives prison authorities a pleading to mail to file a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) should he so choose. ECF No. 6, ODLA. In the ODLA, the Court warned that “if Plaintiff does not comply with the instructions enumerated above,” including timely filing a FAC, “the Court may recommend that this action be dismissed with or without prejudice for failure to state a claim, failure to prosecute, and/or failure to obey Court orders under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).” Id. at 16. On that same date, the Clerk mailed the ODLA to the address of record as provided by Plaintiff: Christopher Faramarz…