(PC)Evans v. Ourique ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RICHARD A. EVANS, No. 1:22-cv-00026-ADA-BAM (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY FILING 13 v. FEE AND FAILURE TO OBEY COURT ORDER 14 OURIQUE, et al., (ECF No. 18) 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Richard A. Evans (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil 18 rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 On January 6, 2022, the assigned Magistrate Judge issued findings and recommendations, 20 recommending that Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis be denied because: (1) he 21 is subject to the “three strikes” bar under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); and (2) the allegations of 22 Plaintiff’s complaint do not satisfy the “imminent danger of serious physical injury” exception to 23 § 1915(g). (ECF No. 6.) The Magistrate Judge also recommended that Plaintiff be ordered to 24 pay the required $402.00 filing fee in full in order to proceed with this action. (Id. at 3.) 25 Following several extensions of time, Plaintiff filed objections on March 24, 2022 and March 28, 26 2022. (ECF Nos. 12, 13.) On September 12, 2022, the Court adopted the findings and 27 recommendations in full and ordered Plaintiff to pay the filing fee within twenty-one (21) days 28 after service to proceed with this action. (ECF No. 18.) The Magistrate Judge denied Plaintiff’s 1 | request for an extension of time to pay the filing fee, (ECF No. 22), and, therefore, Plaintiff's 2 | filing fee was due on or before October 6, 2022. 3 To date, Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee, and the deadline has expired. Plaintiff has not 4 | otherwise communicated with the Court regarding payment of the filing fee. Because Plaintiff 5 || has failed to obey the Court’s order and pay the appropriate filing fee, this case cannot proceed. 6 | This matter will be dismissed, without prejudice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 7 | (9th Cir. 1992). 8 Accordingly, 9 1. This action is dismissed, without prejudice, for Plaintiff's failure to comply with the 10 Court’s order, (ECF No. 18), and his failure to pay the filing fee; and 11 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate all pending motions and close this case. 12 13 14 | IIS SO ORDERED. 15 Dated: _ November 18, 2022 6 UNITED f£TATES DISTRICT JUDGE 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28