(PC) Howard v. Kern County Lerdo Facility Medical Cheif

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BILLY HOWARD, Case No. 1:21-cv-00931-JLT-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS

v.

DEFENDANT PETERS FROM THIS ACTION

KERN COUNTY LERDO FACILITY FOR PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO EFFECT MEDICAL CHIEF, et al., SERVICE OF PROCESS 15 Defendants. (Doc. 39)

17 Plaintiff Billy Howard seeks to hold Defendants liable for violations of his civil rights. 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. On October 10, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations to dismiss Defendant Peters from the action for Plaintiff’s failure to effect service of process. (Doc. 39.) The magistrate judge provided Plaintiff 14 days within which to file any objections to the findings and recommendations. (Id. at 3-4.) Plaintiff was also advised that the “failure to file objections within the specified time may result…