Doop v. Woodford, et al.

Filing 17

ORDER To SHOW CAUSE Why Action Should Not Be Dismissed For Failure To Follow A Court Order And Failure To Prosecute, Twenty-One Day Deadline, signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 7/6/2015. Show Cause Response due by 7/29/2015.(Fahrney, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRIS DOOP,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.
WOODFORD, et al.,

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Defendant.

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1:14cv01933 DLB PC
ORDERTO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
FAILURE TO FOLLOW A COURT ORDER
AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
TWENTY-ONE DAY DEADLINE

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Plaintiff Chris Doop (“Plaintiff”) is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

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forma pauperis in this civil rights action. Plaintiff commenced this action by writing a letter to

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the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on October 10, 2014. He

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filed his complaint on October 24, 2014. On January 5, 2015, Plaintiff filed a First Amended
Complaint (“FAC”) as a matter of right.1

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On May 14, 2015, the Court screened Plaintiff’s FAC 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
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(30) days have passed and Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint or otherwise
communicated with the Court.

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Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge on December 12, 2014.
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Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this action should not be
dismissed for failure to follow a Court order and failure to prosecute. Plaintiff SHALL file a
response to this order within twenty-one (21) days of the date of service of this order. Plaintiff
may 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.

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Dated:

/s/ Dennis

July 6, 2015

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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