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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

LARRY JOE PERCIVAL,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. KERNAN, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:20-cv-00297-NONE-SKO (PC) 

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO OBEY COURT 

ORDERS AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE; 

AND DISMISSING ACTION

(Doc. No. 11)

Plaintiff Larry Joe Percival is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 

this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States 

Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

On July 6, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued a screening order, finding that

plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a claim on which relief can be granted. (Doc. No. 8.) The 

magistrate judge granted plaintiff leave to amend the complaint. (Id. at 1, 5-6.) Plaintiff failed to 

file an amended complaint or otherwise respond to the screening order. Therefore, on August 14, 

2020, the magistrate judge issued an order requiring plaintiff to show cause in writing why this 

action should not be dismissed for failure to comply with a court order. (Doc. No. 9.) The 

magistrate judge cautioned plaintiff that “[f]ailure to comply with [the] order [would] result in a

recommendation that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim and to obey a court

order.” (Id. at 2.) Nonetheless, plaintiff failed to respond to the order to show cause.

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Accordingly, on September 25, 2020, the magistrate judge issued findings and 

recommendations, recommending that this action be dismissed due to plaintiff’s failure to state a 

claim and to obey court orders. (Doc. No. 11.) The findings and recommendations were served 

on plaintiff and provided him 14 days to file objections thereto. (Id. at 2.) Plaintiff has not filed 

any objections and the time do so has passed.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this court has conducted a 

de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the court finds the findings 

and recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis with regard to plaintiff’s 

failure to obey court orders and failure to prosecute. The court declines to reach the other issues 

discussed in the findings and recommendations. 

Accordingly,

1. The findings and recommendations issued on September 25, 2020 (Doc. No. 11) 

are adopted with regard to plaintiff’s failure to obey court orders and failure to 

prosecute;

2. This action is dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to obey court orders and failure to 

prosecute; and,

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to assign a district judge to this action for 

purposes of closure and to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 9, 2020 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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