McNeal v. Cano et al

Filing 9

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE Why Action Should Not Be Dismissed for Failure to Follow Court Order and Failure to Prosecute, signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 7/6/15: Twenty-One Day Deadline. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VERNON WAYNE MCNEAL,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No. 1:14-cv-01767-DLB PC
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
FAILURE TO FOLLOW COURT ORDER
AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

CANO, et al.,
TWENTY-ONE DAY DEADLINE

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff Vernon Wayne McNeal (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

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pauperis, filed this civil rights action on October 27, 2014. It was transferred to this Court on

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November 12, 2014.1
On April 7, 2015, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and dismissed it with leave to

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amend. Plaintiff was ordered to file an amended complaint within thirty (30) days. Over thirty (30)

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days have passed and Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint or otherwise communicated with

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the Court.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this action should not be

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dismissed for failure to follow a Court order and failure to prosecute. Plaintiff SHALL file a

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Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge on December 11, 2014.

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response to this order within twenty-one (21) days of the date of service of this order. Plaintiff may

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also comply with this order by filing an amended complaint.

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Failure to respond to this order will result in dismissal of this action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Dennis

July 6, 2015

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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