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Parties Involved:
Steve Franetovich
Defendant
Stephen Hitchman
Defendant
Geoffrey Kamen
Defendant
Robert Joseph MacConnell
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT JOSEPH MACCONNELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

STEVE FRANETOVICH, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00204 DLB PC

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR 

FAILURE TO OBEY A COURT ORDER

Plaintiff Robert Joseph MacConnell (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 

forma pauperis in this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 Plaintiff filed this action on 

February 6, 2015. He names Supervisor Steve Franetovich, Medical Doctor Geoffrey Kamen, and 

Physician Assistant Stephen Hitchman as Defendants. 

On January 21, 2016, the Court screened the complaint and directed Plaintiff to either notify 

the Court of his willingness to proceed only on the cognizable claims, or to file an amended 

complaint within thirty (30) days of the date of service of the order. Over thirty (30) days have 

passed and Plaintiff has failed to comply or communicate with the Court in any manner. The Court 

further notes that the order was returned by the U.S. Postal Service on January 27, 2016, as 

“Undeliverable, Paroled.”

 

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Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge on February 23, 2015.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the action is DISMISSED for failure to obey a 

court order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 26, 2016 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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