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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEAVON PIERCE, 

Plaintiff,

v.

FRESNO FEDERAL COURT, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00045-DAD-JLT (PC)

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

TO DISMISS BASED ON PLAINTIFF’S 

FAILURE TO OBEY COURT ORDER 

AND TO PAY FILING FEE 

(Doc. 6)

30-DAY DEADLINE

On January 11, 2016, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2.) The Court denied the application and ordered him to pay the 

$400.00 filing fee within thirty days. (Doc. 6.) More than thirty days have passed and Plaintiff 

has failed to pay the filing fee. However, he did file a motion for reconsideration which the Court 

denied. (Docs. 7, 8.) 

A civil action may not proceed absent the submission of either the filing fee or an 

approved application to proceed in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914, 1915. The Court denied 

Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis because he had filed at least three cases that 

failed to state a claim or were frivolous and his current action did not demonstrate he was at 

imminent danger of serious physical harm. (Doc. 6.) Despite being given thirty days to pay the 

filing fee in full, Plaintiff has failed to do so. 

Based on Plaintiff’s ineligibility to proceed in forma pauperis and his failure to comply 

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with the Court’s order to pay the filing fee in full, dismissal of this action is appropriate. In re 

Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Products Liability Litigation, 460 F.3d 1217, 1226 (9th Cir. 2006); 

Local Rule 110. Accordingly, the Court RECOMMENDS that this action be DISMISSED 

without prejudice for Plaintiff's failure to pay the $400.00 filing fee and that Plaintiff’s motion for 

joinder under Rule 19 be denied. 

These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 

assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Rule 304 of the 

Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California. Within 

30 days after being served with these findings and recommendations, Plaintiff may file written 

objections with the court. Such a document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s 

Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised failure to file objections within the specified 

time may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th 

Cir. 1991); Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 834 (9th Cir. 2014).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 27, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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