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Parties Involved:
Bar 20 Dairy Farms LLC
Defendant
Jose Murillo-Esparza
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE MURILLO-ESPARZA,

Plaintiff,

v.

BAR 20 DAIRY FARMS LLC,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:24-cv-01354-SAB

ORDER VACATING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING 

PLAINTIFF A THIRTY DAY EXTENSION 

OF TIME TO FILE A FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

(ECF Nos. 6, 7) 

Jose Murillo-Esparza (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated this 

action on November 6, 2024 against Defendant Bar 20 Dairy Farms LLC. On November 13, 

2024, a screening order issued finding Plaintiff had failed to state any cognizable claims and 

granting Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint within thirty days. (ECF No. 4.) In the 

November 13, 2024 order, Plaintiff was advised that if he failed to file an amended complaint, it 

would be recommended that this action be dismissed for the reasons stated in the order. (Id. at 

7.) More than thirty days passed, and Plaintiff did not file an amended complaint or otherwise 

respond to the screening order. Accordingly, findings and recommendations to dismiss the 

action for failure to state a cognizable claim, failure to prosecute, and failure to obey the Court’s 

order to file an amended complaint were issued on December 18, 2024. (ECF No. 6.) The 

findings and recommendations were served on Plaintiff and contained notice that objections were 

due within fourteen days. (Id.)

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On December 18, 2024, Plaintiff filed a request for an extension on his case because he 

has not found anyone to complete the paperwork the Court forwarded him and has no funds to 

hire an attorney. (ECF No. 7.) Plaintiff fails to request a specified extension of time. The Court 

construes the filing as a motion for extension of time to file a first amended complaint pursuant 

to the November 13, 2024 screening order. 

In light of the fact that Plaintiff has responded to the findings and recommendations and 

expressed his intent to litigate this action, the Court will vacate the findings and 

recommendations recommending dismissal of the action for failure to state a cognizable claim, 

failure to prosecute, and failure to obey the Court’s order to file an amended complaint. 

The Court will also grant Plaintiff additional time to file a first amended complaint. 

However, the Court will not provide an open extension of time. The Court finds good cause to 

grant Plaintiff an additional thirty-days to file his first amended complaint. 

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations issued on December 18, 2024 (ECF No. 6), 

are VACATED;

2. Plaintiff is granted thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order to file 

a first amended complaint; and

3. Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation to dismiss the 

action for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with a court order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 20, 2024 

STANLEY A. BOONE

United States Magistrate Judge

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