Brown v. Kyle, et al

Filing 102

ORDER REQUIRING Defendants to SHOW CAUSE Why Sanctions should not be Imposed Against them for Failure to Obey a Court Order; Ten-Day Deadline signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/28/2012. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ALFRED BROWN,

CASE NO. 1:04-cv-06539-AWI-SKO PC

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Plaintiff,

ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO
SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD
NOT BE IMPOSED AGAINST THEM FOR
FAILURE TO OBEY A COURT ORDER

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v.
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DAVID KYLE, et al.,
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(Doc. 96)
Defendants.

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TEN-DAY DEADLINE
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Plaintiff Alfred Brown, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this

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civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on November 15, 2004. This action is proceeding

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on Plaintiff’s amended complaint, filed on October 23, 2006, against Defendants Kyle and Ruff for

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acting with deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs, in violation of the Eighth

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Amendment of the United States Constitution. Jury trial is scheduled for October 2, 2012.

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On December 23, 2011, the Court issued an order requiring (1) the parties to meet and confer

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regarding the possibility of settlement and (2) Defendants to file a status report within sixty days.

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Defendants failed to comply with the filing deadline of February 24, 2012. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6.

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Accordingly, Defendants SHALL show cause, within ten (10) days from the date of service

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of this order, why sanctions should not be imposed against them for failure to obey a court order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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February 28, 2012

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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