Clifford P. Smith v. Brown et al

Filing 12

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE Why the Action Should Not Be Dismissed for Failure to Prosecute This Action and for Failure to Obey the Court's Order, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 4/30/2012. Show Cause Response due within fourteen (14) days. (Jessen, A)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 13 Case No. 1:12-cv-00238 AWI JLT (PC) CLIFFORD P. SMITH, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE THIS ACTION AND FOR FAILURE TO OBEY THE COURT’S ORDER Plaintiff, vs. 14 JERRY BROWN, et al., 15 16 (Doc. 9) Defendants. 17 18 19 20 21 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order signed February 29, 2012, the Court instructed Plaintiff that if he elected to file an amended complaint, he should do so within thirty days of the date of service of the order. (Doc. 4.) On March 28, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion for an 22 extension of time to file an amended complaint due to a pending transfer. (Doc. 8.) The Court 23 granted Plaintiff’s request on March 30, 2012 and allowed him an additional 30 days to file an 24 amended complaint. Despite this, Plaintiff has failed to file his First Amended Complaint within 25 26 27 the time ordered by the Court. Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that within 14 days from the date of this order, Plaintiff shall show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed for failure to 28 1 1 prosecute or follow the Court’s Order. Alternatively, within 14 days, Plaintiff shall file his First 2 Amended Complaint curing the deficiencies identified by the Court in its March 1, 2012 order. 3 (Doc. 4). Plaintiff is firmly cautioned that failure to comply with this order will result in a 4 recommendation that this action be dismissed. 5 6 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. 8 9 10 Dated: April 30, 2012 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END: 9j7khijed 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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