Machuca v. County of Kern, et al.

Filing 26

ORDER GRANTING 25 Plaintiff's Request for an Extension of Time to Appear Through Counsel, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 9/29/2017. Show Cause Response due by 10/20/2017. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JORGE MACHUCA,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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COUNTY OF KERN, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-01497 - JLT
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST
FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO APPEAR
THROUGH COUNSEL

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On August 10, 2017, the Court granted the motion of George Mgdesyan to withdraw as counsel

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for Plaintiff. (Doc. 23) The Court ordered Plaintiff to “notify the Court whether he intends to represent

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himself in this matter or whether he has secured substitute counsel and whether he intends to prosecute

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this action.” (Id. at 3) Plaintiff was directed to file the notification “[n]o later than September 1,

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2017.” (Id., emphasis in original) When Plaintiff did not respond, the Court ordered him to show

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cause why the matter should not be dismissed. (Doc. 24) Now, the plaintiff indicates he is currently

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representing himself but is finalizing the agreement with a lawyer to represent him. (Doc. 25) He states

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that he needs 30 days to complete this arrangement. Id.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff is GRANTED until October 20, 2017 to show cause why the action

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should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute or to follow the Court’s Order or, in the alternative, to

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notify the Court whether he intends to represent himself or has secured counsel.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 29, 2017

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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