(PC) Overton v. Governor of the State of CA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL L. OVERTON, Case No. 2:23-cv-00468-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 On March 17, 2023, I ordered plaintiff to submit, within thirty days, either the $402 filing fee or an application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 3. I also warned him that failure to respond to the order would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Id at 1-2. Plaintiff did not comply with that order. On May 16, 2023, I ordered him to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to pay the filing fee, failure to prosecute, and failure to comply with court orders. ECF No. 7. I directed plaintiff to either pay the filing fee or submit a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis within twenty-one days. Id. To date, plaintiff has not submitted the required filing fee nor otherwise responded to the May 1 order.1 …