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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

ALLAN FLETCHER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CLENDENIN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-0249 JLT BAM

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE

ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND 

DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO 

CLOSE THE CASE

(Doc. 48) 

Allan Fletcher seeks to hold the defendants liable for violations of his civil rights while 

housed at Coalinga State Hospital. (See Docs. 11, 16.) The assigned magistrate judge found 

Plaintiff failed to obey the Court’s orders and failed to prosecute the action. (Doc. 48 at 1-2.) 

The magistrate judge found terminating sanctions appropriate, after considering the factors 

identified by the Ninth Circuit in Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 1986). 

(Id. at 2-4.) The magistrate judge observed: “Plaintiff is no longer prosecuting this action, and the 

Court cannot afford to expend resources resolving an unopposed dispositive motion in a case 

which Plaintiff is no longer prosecuting.” (Id. at 4.) Therefore, the magistrate judge 

recommended the Court dismiss the action without prejudice. (Id.)

The Court served these Findings and Recommendations on the parties and notified them

that any objections were due within 14 days. (Doc. 48 at 4.) The Court also advised that the 

“failure to file objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of the ‘right to 

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challenge the magistrate’s factual findings’ on appeal.” (Id., citing Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 

F.3d 834, 838-39 (9th Cir. 2014).) Plaintiff did not file objections, and the time to do so expired.

According to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), this Court performed a de novo review of this case. 

Having carefully reviewed the matter, the Court concludes the Findings and Recommendations 

are supported by the record and proper analysis. Thus, the Court ORDERS:

1. The Findings and Recommendations issued on December 2, 2024 (Doc. 48) are 

ADOPTED in full. 

2. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to obey the 

Court’s orders and failure to prosecute. 

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate pending matters and close this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 30, 2024 

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