(HC) Peterson v. Diaz ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RICHARD ANTHONY PETERSON, No. 2:19-cv-01480 WBS GGH P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 RALPH M. DIAZ, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254. The matter was referred to the United States Magistrate Judge 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302(c). 20 On January 12, 2021, respondent filed a motion to dismiss. ECF No. 54. However, 21 petitioner failed to file an opposition, or statement of non-opposition within the requisite deadline. 22 See ECF Nos. 5, 49. On April 2, 2021, the court issued an order to show cause ordering petitioner 23 to show cause within 14 days, why this matter should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute 24 and/or to follow a court order pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 41(b). ECF No. 55. 25 Petitioner was further informed that the filing of an opposition, or statement of non-opposition, 26 within the timeframe would serve as cause and would discharge the April 2, 2021 order. Id. 27 Petitioner has not responded to the court’s orders, nor taken any action to prosecute this case. 28 //// 1 Therefore, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed, without 2 prejudice, for lack of prosecution and for failure to comply with the court’s order. See Fed. R. 3 Civ. P. 41(b); Local Rule 110. 4 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 5 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days 6 after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 7 objections with the court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s 8 Findings and Recommendations.” Any response to the objections shall be filed and served within 9 fourteen days after service of the objections. The parties are advised that failure to file objections 10 within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v. 11 Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 12 Dated: April 29, 2021 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 13 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28