Santoro
(PC) Smith v. Santoro
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANTHONY J. SMITH, ) Case No. 1:21-cv-01329-JLT-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION v. ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF THE
ACTION
K. SANTORO, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 20) Defendants. ) ) ) ) 17 Plaintiff Anthony J. Smith is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff filed the instant action on November 8, 2021. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND On March 29, 2022, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint, found no cognizable claims, granted Plaintiff thirty days to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 19.) Plaintiff failed to respond to the Court’s order and an order to show cause why the action should not be dismissed was issued on May 9, 2022. (ECF No.…