(PS) Sermeno v. Butte County Probation Dept.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LARRY ALTAMIRANO SERMENO, No. 2:23-cv-02739 KJM AC PS 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 BUTTE COUNTY PROBATION

DEPATMENT,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se, and the case was accordingly referred to the 18 undersigned for pretrial matters by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(21). The complaint and 19 plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) were filed on November 22, 2023. ECF 20 Nos. 1 and 2. On January 31, 2024, the undersigned granted the motion to proceed IFP but 21 rejected the complaint with leave file an amended complaint within 30 days, pursuant to the 22 screening process required by the IFP statute. ECF No. 3. Plaintiff did not file an amended 23 complaint. On March 7, 2024, the court issued an order to show cause within 14 days why the 24 case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. ECF No. 4. Plaintiff did not respond. It 25 appears that plaintiff has abandoned this case. 26 …