Coats v. Chaudhri et al

Filing 81

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE Why This Action Should Not be Dismissed for Failure to Obey a Court Order and Failure to Prosecute re 78 , signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 8/20/18. Show Cause Response Due Within Twenty-One Days. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM THOMAS COATS,

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Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 1:13-cv-02032-AWI-BAM (PC)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
FOR FAILURE TO OBEY A COURT ORDER
AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

CHAUDHRI, et al.,
(ECF No. 78)
Defendants.
TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE
Plaintiff William Thomas Coats (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

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forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds against

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Defendants Fairchild, Gundran, Gladden, Nguyen, and Convalecer for deliberate indifference to

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serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

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On July 10, 2018, the Court granted Defendants’ motions for more definite statement and

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directed Plaintiff to file a first amended complaint clarifying the allegations in the original

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complaint regarding the Defendants, within thirty (30) days from the date of service of that

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order. (ECF No. 78.) The deadline for Plaintiff to file a first amended complaint has expired, and

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he has not complied with the Court’s order or otherwise communicated with the Court.

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Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that Plaintiff shall show cause in writing,

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within twenty-one (21) days of service of this order, why this action should not be dismissed for

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Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court’s order and for failure to prosecute. Plaintiff can
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comply with this order to show cause by filing a first amended complaint which complies with

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the Court’s July 10, 2018 order. The failure to respond to this order will result in the

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dismissal of this action, with prejudice, for failure to obey a court order and failure to

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prosecute.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

August 20, 2018

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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