Reamel v. Harrington et al

Filing 31

ORDER for Plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE Why he Should Not be Sanctioned for Failure to Appear, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 4/18/17. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. 1:15-cv-00553-LJO-EPG (PC)

REAMEL CURTIS,
Plaintiff,

ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY HE SHOULD NOT BE
SANCTIONED FOR FAILURE TO
APPEAR

v.
J. GONZALES and J. BURGARIN,

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Defendants.

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Reamel Curtis (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

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with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. An Initial Scheduling Conference

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was held on April 18, 2017 at 2pm. This conference was set in a minute order dated December

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22, 2016, which was served on Plaintiff by mail.

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appeared on behalf of Defendants. Plaintiff failed to appear. Mr. Hennes contacted the

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litigation coordinator at California State Prison, Sacramento, where Plaintiff is currently

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housed. According to Mr. Hennes, the litigation coordinator informed him that Plaintiff never

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requested the conference be put on the calendar.

Counsel Lucas Hennes telephonically

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Accordingly, Plaintiff IS ORDERED to show cause why he should not be sanctioned

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for failing to appear at the Initial Scheduling Conference. Plaintiff may either show cause in

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writing prior to the continued Initial Scheduling Conference (which is scheduled for May 2,

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2017, at 2:00 p.m.) or orally at the continued Initial Scheduling Conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

April 18, 2017

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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