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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS ALFRED USHER, Case No. 1:22-cv-00023-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS ACTION WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE FOR PLAINTIFF’S

FAILURE TO OBEY COURT ORDERS

SOSA, Deputy Officer at Kern County AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE Sheriff’s Office, 15 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD Defendant. 16 Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge

17 Plaintiff Thomas Alfred Usher is a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION In its First Screening Order issued February 16, 2023, the Court determined Plaintiff’s complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. (Doc. 5 at 3-5.) The Court directed Plaintiff to file a first amended complaint curing the deficiencies identified in the order, or to file a notice of voluntary dismissal. (Id. at 5.) Plaintiff was to do so within 21 days of service of the order. (Id.) On…