Harris v. German et al
Filing
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ORDER for Plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE Why This Case Should Not Now be Dismissed Based on Plaintiff's Apparent Falsehood signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 9/13/2022. Show Cause Response due within twenty (20) days. (Lawrence, A)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DEVONTE B. HARRIS,
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Plaintiff,
vs.
GERMAN, et al.,
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Defendants.
1:15-cv-01462-DAD-GSA-PC
ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY THIS CASE SHOULD NOT
NOW BE DISMISSED BASED ON
PLAINTIFF’S APPARENT FALSEHOOD
(ECF No. 117.)
TWENTY-DAY DEADLINE
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On August 5, 2022, the Court issued an order to show cause requiring Plaintiff to respond
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within 20 days showing cause why this case should not be dismissed for his failure to file his
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pretrial statement. (ECF No. 114.) On August 31, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for a 14-day
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extension of time to respond to the order to show cause. (ECF No. 117.) Plaintiff declared, under
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penalty of perjury, that he was not able to access the library before the order to show cause
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deadline. (Declaration of Devonte B. Harris, ECF No. 117 at 2 ¶ 2.)
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On September 2, 2022, Defendants filed the declaration of P. Williams, Litigation
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Coordinator for Corcoran State Prison, who provided evidence that contrary to Plaintiff’s
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allegations, Plaintiff had been to the law library nine times between June 9, 2022 and August 15,
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2022, on the following dates:
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a.
June 9, 2022;
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b.
June 16, 2022;
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June 23 2022;
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June 27, 2022;
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July 7, 2022;
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July 11, 2022;
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July 19, 2022;
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h.
July 26, 2022;
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August 15, 2022.
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(Declaration of P. Williams, ECF No. 118 at 2 ¶ 4.) This evidence shows that Plaintiff attended
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the law library on August 15, 2022, which was well before the deadline for Plaintiff to respond
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to the Court’s order to show cause issued on August 5th. (Id. at 17.) This evidence is clearly
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contrary to Plaintiff’s declaration in which Plaintiff declares, under penalty of perjury, that he
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was not able to access the library before the above mentioned deadline to respond the court’s
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order to show cause.
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Interestingly, it further appears that Plaintiff attended the law library on 7 (seven) separate
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occasions between March 3, 2021, the date of the order which set Plaintiff’s deadline to file his
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pretrial statement, and July 26, 2022 when it was due.
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Therefore, within 20 days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff is required to
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respond to this order showing cause why this case should not be dismissed based on the apparent
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falsehood written by Plaintiff in his declaration.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within twenty days of the date of service
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of this order, Plaintiff is ordered to file a response to this order, showing cause why this case
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should not be dismissed based on the apparent falsehood written by Plaintiff in his declaration.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
September 13, 2022
/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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