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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

MIKE WILLIAMS MELENDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNKNOWN,

Defendant.

No. 2:19-cv-2225 DB P

ORDER AND FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS

On November 4, 2019, plaintiff, a state prisoner at California Medical Facility, filed a 

letter with the court indicating that he intended to commit suicide. ECF No. 1. At that time, no 

other pleadings were filed by the plaintiff.1

On December 5, 2019, having considered the possibility that plaintiff might have wished 

to file a complaint as well, the court directed plaintiff to file a complaint along with an application 

to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff was given thirty days within which to do so. See ECF No. 

7 at 2. At that time, plaintiff was cautioned that failure to file the documents within the period 

would result in a recommendation that this matter be dismissed. See id. at 2.

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 In response to plaintiff’s letter, on November 6, 2019, the court directed that the letter be served 

on Supervising Deputy Attorney General Monica Anderson, and that she forward plaintiff’s letter 

to the appropriate mental health and correctional staff. See ECF No. 3.

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More than thirty days have passed, and plaintiff has neither filed the requested documents 

nor responded to the court’s order in any way. In order to commence an action, plaintiff must file 

a complaint as required by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and plaintiff must 

either pay the required filing fee or file an application requesting leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). Because plaintiff has not filed either document to 

date, the court presumes that he does not wish to take any action in this court.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of Court randomly assign a 

District Court Judge to this action.

IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that this matter be DISMISSED without prejudice 

for failure to prosecute.

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

Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen 

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 waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 

F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991).

Dated: January 20, 2020

DB:13

DB/ORDERS/ORDERS.PRISONER.CIVIL RIGHTS/mele2225.nocompl.of&r

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