Alford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK ALFORD, Case No. 1:22-cv-01056-ADA-CDB

Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT

THIS ACTION BE DISMISSED WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

AND FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A COURT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ORDER

Respondent. OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, ARE DUE WITHIN

TWENTY-ONE DAYS.

16 (ECF No. 7)

Background and Procedural History Plaintiff Mark Alford (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action on August 19, 2022. (ECF No. 1). That same date, the Clerk of Court issued a summons and ordered Plaintiff to diligently pursue and provide proof of service of the summons and complaint. (ECF Nos. 2, 4). The Court noted failure to timely serve the summons and complaint may result in the imposition of sanctions, including the dismissal of unserved defendants. (ECF No. 4 at 1) (citing F.R. Civ. P. Rule 4)). On October 31, 2022, the Court issued an order to show cause no later than November 21, 2022, why…