Kuersten

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 WILLIAM NATHANIEL No. 2:15-CV-2302-DAD-DMC-P

WASHINGTON,

12 Plaintiff, 13 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. 14

M. KUERSTEN,

15 Defendant. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 19 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 2, 2022, mail directed to Plaintiff was returned by the United States 20 Postal Service as undeliverable. Pursuant to Eastern District of California Local Rule 183(b), any 21 party appearing pro se must file and serve a notice of change of address within 63 days of mail 22 being returned. To date, more than 63 days have elapsed since mail was returned and Plaintiff 23 has not notified the Court of a change of address. 24 The Court must weigh five factors before imposing the harsh sanction of dismissal. 25 See Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); Malone v. U.S. Postal 26 Service, 833 F.2d 128, 130 (9th Cir. 1987). Those factors are: (1) the public's interest in 27 expeditious…