(PC) Craig v. El Dorado County Sheriff
(PC) Craig v. El Dorado County Sheriff
Trial Court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 NORMAN JOHN CRAIG, No. 2:21-cv-1622 DAD DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a former1 county inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil 18 rights action seeking relief pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed March 30, 2023, the 19 court issued an order dismissing plaintiff’s first amended complaint with leave to file an amended 20 complaint. (ECF No. 16.) Plaintiff did not file a second amended complaint. 21 On July 6, 2023, the court issued an order directing plaintiff to file an amended complaint 22 or show cause in writing why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure 23 to comply with court orders. (ECF No. 17.) Plaintiff was granted thirty days to file a second 24 1 Records indicate that plaintiff is no longer in the custody of El Dorado County. See 25 https://edso.crimegraphics.com/2013/default.aspx?InitialTab=8 (inmate locator website operated by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office). This court may take judicial notice of such 26 information. Louis v. McCormick & Schmick Restaurant Corp.,
460 F. Supp. 2d 1153, 1155 n.4 (C.D. Cal. 2006) (court may take judicial notice of state agency records); Pacheco v. Diaz, No. 27 1:19-cv-0774 SAB (PC),
2019 WL 5073594, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 4, 2019) (court may take judicial notice of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s inmate locator 28 system). 1 | amended complaint, and warned that failure to comply could result in a recommendation that the 2 | action be dismissed. (Id.) 3 Those thirty days have passed, and plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint or 4 | otherwise responded to the court’s order. The court’s March 30 and July 6 orders were returned 5 | as undeliverable, and plaintiff has not filed a notice of change of address. However, pursuant to 6 | Local Rule 182(f), service of documents at the record address of the party is fully effective. 7 Therefore, the undersigned will recommend this action be dismissed without prejudice for 8 | failure to prosecute and failure to comply with court orders. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. R. 9} 110. 10 For the foregoing reasons, IT IS RECOMMENDED that: 11 1. This action be dismissed without prejudice; and 12 2. The Clerk of the Court be directed to close this case. 13 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 14 | assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(). Within fourteen (14) 15 | days after being served with these findings and recommendations, plaintiff may file written 16 | objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 17 | “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that 18 | failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District 19 | Court’s order. Martinez v. YIst,
951 F.2d 1153(9th Cir. 1991). 20 | Dated: August 24, 2023
22 3 ORAH BARNES pp: 15 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 24 | pB/pB Prisoner Ibox/Civil Rights/R/crail622.fta fr 25 26 27 28
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