1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JODI JILL STEVENS, No. 1:25-cv-00733-KES-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY FILING 13 v. FEE 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Plaintiff Jodi Jill Stevens is proceeding with counsel in this action challenging the denial 19 of Social Security benefits. On August 22, 2025, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings 20 and recommendations recommending that plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis be 21 denied and that plaintiff be required to pay the filing fee in full to proceed with this action. 22 Doc. 8. 23 On September 15, 2025, the Court adopted the findings and recommendations and ordered 24 plaintiff to pay the $405.00 filing fee in full within thirty (30) days. Doc. 9. Plaintiff was advised 25 that if she failed to pay the filing fee within the specified time, this action would be dismissed 26 without further notice. Id. at 2. Despite the Court’s warning, plaintiff has failed to pay the 27 required filing fee and the deadline for her to do so has expired. Without such payment, the 28 action cannot proceed before the Court. See Saddozai v. Davis,

(9th Cir. 2022). 1 Accordingly, 2 1. This action is dismissed without prejudice; and 3 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to close this case. 4 5 6 | TPIS SO ORDERED. _ 7 Dated: _ November 3, 2025 4h UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28