Bryan E. Ransom v. Herr, et al.

Ransom v. Herr · United States District Court for the Eastern District of California · June 6, 2025 · No. 2:20-CV-1209-DJC-DMC-P

Summary

The document contains findings and recommendations in a pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The magistrate judge recommends dismissal without prejudice for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with the Eastern District of California's change-of-address requirement after mail was returned as undeliverable.

Holdings

  1. Dismissal without prejudice was appropriate because Plaintiff failed to file a required notice of change of address after mail was returned as undeliverable and more than 30 days had elapsed.
  2. A warning that the action may be dismissed is a less drastic alternative sufficient to satisfy the final factor of the dismissal analysis.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether dismissal without prejudice for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court rules and orders was appropriate after a pro se plaintiff failed to file a required notice of change of address.
  2. Whether the five-factor dismissal framework and consideration of less drastic sanctions supported dismissal.

Disposition

other

Cases Cited (6)

  • Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000)(followed)
  • Malone v. U.S. Postal Service, 833 F.2d 128, 130, 132-33 & n.1 (9th Cir. 1987)(followed)
  • Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53 (th Cir. 1995) (per curiam)(followed)
  • Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1423 (9th Cir. 1986)(followed)
  • Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 1988) (per curiam)(followed)
  • Martinez v. Yist, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991)(followed)

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