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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OMAR CABRERA,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHARLES MARTIN BARRETT,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01189-DAD-BAM

ORDER VACATING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING 

DISMISSAL OF ACTION FOR FAILURE TO 

PROSECUTE

(Doc. No. 4)

Plaintiff Omar Cabrera (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this action on 

August 30, 2019. (Doc. No. 1.) On October 10, 2019, the Court issued an order granting 

Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 3.) On October 29, 2019, the 

Court’s order was returned as undeliverable. On January 14, 2020, the Court issued Findings and 

Recommendations to dismiss this action for Plaintiff’s failure to keep the Court apprised of his 

address and for failure to prosecute. (Doc. No. 5.)

On January 23, 2020, Plaintiff timely filed objections to the Court’s Findings and 

Recommendations. (Doc. No. 4.) According to Plaintiff, he is still incarcerated at Pleasant 

Valley State Prison, P.O. Box 8500, Coalinga, CA, 93210, which is the same address that was 

provided to the Court when his complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis were 

filed. Plaintiff contends that Pleasant Valley State Prison failed to deliver the Court’s October 10, 

2019 order to him. Plaintiff provided a legal mail log indicating that there was no history of mail 

from the Court between September 4, 2019, and January 17, 2020. 

In light of Plaintiff’s objections and because it appears that the Court’s orders to Plaintiff 

are no longer undeliverable, IT IS HEREBY OREDERED that: 

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1. The Findings and Recommendations issued on January 14, 2020 (Doc. No. 5) are 

VACATED; 

2. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to serve Plaintiff with a copy of the Court’s 

order granting Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 3); and

3. Plaintiff is advised that the Court screens the complaints of pro se litigants 

pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915(e)(2). The Court must dismiss a 

complaint or portion thereof if the litigant has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or 

malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary 

relief from a defendant(s) who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i)-(iii). As 

a result, summons will not issue at this time. The Court will direct the United States Marshal to 

serve Plaintiff’s complaint only after the Court has screened the complaint and determined that it 

contains cognizable claims for relief against the named defendant(s). The Court has a large 

number of such cases pending before it and will screen Plaintiff’s complaint in due course. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 3, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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