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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

BILLY DRIVER, JR,

Plaintiff,

v.

KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:23-cv-01233-DAD-KJN (PC)

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING 

ACTION DUE TO PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE 

TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE TO 

COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER

(Doc. No. 15)

Plaintiff Billy Driver, Jr. is a state prisoner 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 19, 2023, the court denied plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and 

ordered plaintiff to pay the required filing fee in order to proceed with this action. (Doc. No. 14.) 

The court provided plaintiff with thirty days to comply with that order and warned plaintiff that 

failure to pay the filing fee within the specified time would result in dismissal of this action. (Id.) 

Plaintiff has not paid the required filing fee to proceed with this action, and the deadline in which 

to do so has passed.

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Accordingly, on November 28, 2023, 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 prosecute this action. (Doc. No. 

15.) 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 1.) To date, no 

objections have been filed, and the time in which to do so has now 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 November 28, 2023 (Doc. No. 15) 

are adopted in full;

2. This action is dismissed, without prejudice, due to plaintiff’s failure to comply 

with a court order and failure to prosecute; and

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 17, 2024 

DALE A. DROZD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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