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Parties Involved:
Filberto Chavez
Plaintiff
U.S. Probation Officer
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FILBERTO CHAVEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

U.S. PROBATION OFFICER,

Defendant.

Case No.: 1:24-cv-01132 JLT SAB

ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL THE FINDINGS 

AND RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING 

THE ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND 

DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO 

CLOSE THE CASE

(Doc. 7) 

Filberto Chavez seeks to hold an unidentified U.S. Probation Officer liable for violations 

of his civil rights. (See generally Doc. 1.) Plaintiff did not pay the Court’s filing fee or submit a 

completed application to proceed in forma pauperis in this matter, despite being ordered to do so. 

(See Docs. 4, 5.) The assigned magistrate judge found Plaintiff failed to prosecute this action—

and failed to comply with the Court’s orders. (Doc. 7 at 1-2.) The magistrate judge also found 

terminating sanctions are appropriate after considering the factors identified by the Ninth Circuit. 

(Id. at 2-3.) Therefore, the magistrate judge recommended the Court dismiss the action without 

prejudice. (Id. at 4.)

The Court served these Findings and Recommendations on Plaintiff and notified him at 

that any objections were due within 14 days. (Doc. 7 at 4.) The Court advised him that the 

“failure to file objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal.” 

(Id., citing Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 838-39 (9th Cir. 2014).) Plaintiff did not file 

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objections, and the time to do so expired.

According to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), this Court performed a de novo review of this case. 

Having carefully reviewed the matter, the Court concludes the Findings and Recommendations 

are supported by the record and proper analysis. Thus, the Court ORDERS:

1. The Findings and Recommendations issued on December 5, 2024 (Doc. 7) are 

ADOPTED in full. 

2. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to pay the filing 

fee, failure to obey the Court’s orders, and failure to prosecute. 

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 2, 2025 

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