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Parties Involved:
El Dorado County Jail
Defendant
Ronald S. Miller
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RONALD S. MILLER, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

EL DORADO COUNTY JAIL, 

Defendants. 

No. 2:23-cv-00666-DAD-EFB (PC) 

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

 Plaintiff, acting pro se, filed this civil rights action on April 10, 2023, when he was 

incarcerated at the El Dorado County Jail. ECF No. 1. On January 11, 2024, the district judge 

issued an order dismissing the action for failure to prosecute, and the case was closed. ECF No. 

27. On January 29, 2024, the order of dismissal was mailed to plaintiff at his address on record, 

but returned as undeliverable. 

 On May 31, 2024, plaintiff field a notice of change of address and a motion seeking relief 

from the order of dismissal. ECF Nos. 29 & 30. Plaintiff states that he was unable to prosecute 

this case without assistance, but he now has help litigating this action, including filing an 

amended complaint. ECF No. 30. 

 Plaintiff has demonstrated inadvertence and excusable neglect justifying relief from the 

final judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1). 

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For the foregoing reasons, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s motion for relief (ECF No. 30) be granted and this case reopened; and 

2. Plaintiff be directed to file an amended complaint no later than thirty (30) days from 

the date of the order reopening the case. 

 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District 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, any party may file written 

objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 

“Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Any response to the 

objections shall be filed and served within fourteen days after service of the objections. The 

parties are 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: August 23, 2024 

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