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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OCTAVIO HINOJOS,

Plaintiff,

v.

UEKERT, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-cv-00838-LJO-NEW (DLB) PC

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DISMISSING

ACTION, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, FOR

FAILURE TO OBEY A COURT ORDER AND

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

(Docs. 10 and 11)

Plaintiff Octavio Hinojos (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis 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 72-302.

On February 27, 2007, the Magistrate Judge screened plaintiff’s complaint and issued an

order requiring plaintiff to either file an amended complaint or notify the Court of his willingness

to proceed only on the claims found to be cognizable by the Court. Plaintiff did not respond and on

April 20, 2007, the Magistrate Judge issued a Findings and Recommendations recommending

dismissal of this action for failure to obey the Court’s order and failure to prosecute. Plaintiff was

provided with thirty days within which to file any objection to the Findings and Recommendations.

Plaintiff did not file any objection to the Findings and Recommendations but filed a motion seeking

an extension of time and a notice of change of address on May 9, 2007. 

On June 14, 2007, the Magistrate Judge issued an order directing the Clerk’s Office to send

plaintiff a copy of the February 27 order, granting plaintiff a thirty-day extension of time to comply

with the order of February 27, and warning plaintiff that if he did not comply with the order, the

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 The June 14 order was returned by the postal service as undeliverable. Plaintiff’s address of record is the 1

Los Angeles County Jail. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has confirmed that plaintiff

was returned to state prison on June 5, 2007. However, more than sixty days have passed and plaintiff has not filed a

notice of change of address. Absent such notice, service at a party’s prior address is fully effective. Local Rule 83-

182(f). 

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Findings and Recommendations would be submitted to the undersigned for consideration. More

than thirty days have passed and plaintiff has not complied with or otherwise responded to the order.

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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 73-305, 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 by proper analysis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations, filed April 20, 2007, is adopted in full; and

2. This action is dismissed, without prejudice, for failure to obey the Court’s order of

February 27, 2007, and failure to prosecute.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 25, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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