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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARCHIE CRANFORD,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

A. KING, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:15-cv-00024-AWI-GSA-PC

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, 

RECOMMENDING THAT THIS ACTION 

BE DISMISSED, WITH PREJUDICE, FOR 

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON 

WHICH RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED

(ECF No. 1.)

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE IN 

TWENTY (20) DAYS

Archie Cranford (“Plaintiff@) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on 

January 7, 2015. (ECF No. 1.) 

On May 27, 2015, the Court dismissed Plaintiff=s Complaint for failure to state a claim, 

with leave to file an Amended Complaint within thirty days. (ECF No. 10.) 28 U.S.C. '

1915A; 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(e). The thirty-day deadline expired, and Plaintiff failed to file an 

Amended Complaint or otherwise respond to the Court’s order. (Court Record.) As a result, 

the Court entered findings and recommendations on July 7, 2015, recommending that this case

be dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim. (ECF No. 11.) On July 30, 2015, 

Plaintiff filed objections to the findings and recommendations, claiming that he mailed the 

Amended Complaint to the Court on May 31, 2015. (ECF No. 13.) The Court found no 

evidence on the Court’s record that the Court had received Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint. 

(Court Record.) On August 4, 2015, the Court vacated the findings and recommendations and 

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granted Plaintiff thirty days in which to re-submit the Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 13.) 

The thirty-day deadline has now expired, and Plaintiff has not complied with or otherwise 

responded to the Court=s order.1 As a result, there is no pleading on file which sets forth any 

claims upon which relief may be granted. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915A 

and 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(e), this action be DISMISSED, with prejudice, based on Plaintiff=s failure 

to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under section 1983, and that this dismissal be 

subject to the Athree-strikes@ provision set forth in 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(g). Silva v. Vittorio, 658 

F.3d 1090, 1098 (9th Cir. 2011).

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

assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. ' 636(b)(l). Within twenty 

(20) 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 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, 838-39 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 

(9th Cir. 1991)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 30, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

1 On August 17, 2015, the U.S. Postmaster returned the court’s order to the court as undeliverable, with 

the notation “RTS: Attempted not known; Unable to forward.” (Court Record.) On August 20, 2015, the order 

was re-served upon Plaintiff at his address of record. (Court Record.) On August 28, 2015, the mail was again 

returned to the court as undeliverable. (Court Record.) Plaintiff has not notified the court of any change in his 

address. Absent such notice, service at a party=s prior address is fully effective. Local Rule 182(f).

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