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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD P. SORIANO, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-02023-KJM-SAB

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

RECOMMENDING DISMISSING THIS 

ACTION FOR FAILURE TO PAY FILING 

FEE

OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN 

DAYS

On December 19, 2014, Plaintiffs Richard P. Soriano and Frank R. Ortiz (“Plaintiffs”) 

filed the complaint in this action and each plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma 

pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1. 2, 3.) On December 24, 2014, the plaintiffs were found to be ineligible 

to proceed in this action without prepayment of fees; and Plaintiffs were ordered to pay the filing 

fee within thirty days. (ECF No. 4.) Plaintiffs were advised in the order that the failure to pay 

the filing fee would result in this action being dismissed. More than thirty days have passed and 

Plaintiffs have not paid the filing fee or otherwise responded to the Court’s order.

Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these 

Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all 

sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to 

control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, 

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including dismissal of the action. Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 

2000). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed without 

prejudice for Plaintiffs’ failure to pay the filing fee in compliance with the December 24, 2014 

order of the Court.

These findings and recommendations are submitted to the district judge assigned to this 

action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and this Court’s Local Rule 304. Within fourteen 

(14) days of service of this recommendation, any party may file written objections to these 

findings and recommendations with the Court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document 

should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” The 

district judge will review the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The parties are advised that failure to file objections within the specified 

time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th 

Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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