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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL FRANKLIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

PLACER COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:24-cv-2714-DC-JDP (PC)

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING 

THIS ACTION

(Doc. No. 5)

Plaintiff Michael Franklin is a former county inmate proceeding pro se in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

On October 10, 2024, the court ordered Plaintiff to either file a motion to proceed in 

forma pauperis or pay the required filing fee in order to proceed with this action. (Doc. No. 3.) 

The court provided Plaintiff with thirty days to comply with that order.1(Id. at 2.) Plaintiff has 

not paid the required filing fee to proceed with this action nor filed an application to proceed in 

1 The service copy of the October 10, 2024 order, which was mailed to Plaintiff at his address of 

record, was returned to the court as “undeliverable, not in custody.” Plaintiff filed a notice of 

change of address on October 25, 2024. (Doc. No. 4.) The October 10, 2024 order was mailed to

Plaintiff at his new address, but was again returned to the court as “undeliverable, not in custody.” 

Plaintiff was thus required to file a notice of his change of address with the court no later than 

January 6, 2025. To date, Plaintiff has not filed a notice of his change of address or otherwise 

communicated with the court.

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forma pauperis, and the deadline in which to do so has passed.

Accordingly, on December 19, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and 

recommendations recommending that this action be dismissed, without prejudice, due to Plaintiff’s 

failure to comply with the court’s order and failure to pay the filing fee. (Doc. No. 5.) The findings 

and recommendations were served upon Plaintiff and contained notice that any objections thereto 

were to be filed within fourteen (14) days after service. (Id. at 3.) To date, Plaintiff has not filed 

any objections and the time in which to do so has passed.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), the court has conducted a 

de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the court concludes that the 

pending findings and recommendations are supported by the record and proper analysis.

Accordingly:

1. The findings and recommendations issued on December 19, 2024 (Doc. No. 5) are 

adopted in full;

2. This action is dismissed, without prejudice, due to Plaintiff’s failure to pay the 

required filing fee and failure to comply with a court order; and

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 13, 2025 ___________________________

Dena Coggins

United States District Judge

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