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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CANDACE SMITH, Case No. 1:24-cv-00200-KES-BAM Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION

v. (Doc. 5) ALEXA CORDOZA,

FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE

Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Candace Smith (“Plaintiff”) proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil action. (Doc. 1.) For the reasons that follow, the Court will recommend that this action be dismissed for failure to obey a court order and for lack of jurisdiction. I. Background Plaintiff initiated this action on February 14, 2024. (Doc. 1.) On April 8, 2024, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), and determined that the complaint failed to comply with the pleading requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 and failed to allege this Court’s subject matter jurisdiction. The Court granted Plaintiff leave to amend within thirty (30) days of service of the Court’s order. (Doc. 5.) Plaintiff was expressly 26 …