1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES SCOTT ALVA, Case No. 1:24-cv-0686 JLT SKO 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO 13 v. PAY FILING FEE 14 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 15 Defendant. 16 17 On October 21, 2024, the Court found Plaintiff is subject to the three strikes bar of 28 18 | U.S.C. § 1915 and he was not in imminent danger of serious physical injury. (Doc. 19.) Despite 19 | the Court’s warning that failure to pay the filing fee would result in dismissal (id. at 2), Plaintiff 20 | failed to pay the required fee. Without such payment, the action cannot proceed before the Court. 21 | See Saddozai v. Davis,

(9th Cir. 2022). Thus, the Court ORDERS: 22 1. The action is DISMISSED without prejudice. 23 2. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. 24 95 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 Dated: _ November 26, 2024 Charis [Tourn TED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 27 28