Covello

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEDRIC EUGENE JOHNSON, No. 2:21-CV-1605-TLN-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS P. COVELLO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 11, 2022, the District Judge issued an order denying Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and directing Plaintiff to pay the filing fees within 30 days. See ECF No. 17. On February 15, 2022, the Court granted Plaintiff a 30-day extension of time. See ECF No. 20. To date, despite warnings throughout the case regarding the consequences of the failure to comply with the Court’s orders, Plaintiff has not paid the filing fees for this action as directed. The Court must weigh five factors before imposing the harsh sanction of dismissal. See Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); Malone v. U.S. Postal Service, 833 F.2d 128,…