Bruce v. Bloom

Filing 9

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE Why This Case Should Not Be Dismissed for Failure to Prosecute and Failure to Maintain a Current Mailing Address, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 10/4/17: 14-Day Deadline. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARLA GAY BRUCE,
Plaintiff,

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vs.
BLOOM,
Defendants.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A CURRENT
MAILING ADDRESS
14 DAY DEADLINE

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Darla Gay Bruce (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

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pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on

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July 3, 2017.

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On July 11, 2017, the Court mailed two Court Orders to Plaintiff at her address on the

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docket. (ECF No. 5). Those Orders were returned as undeliverable (no reason given) shortly

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after they were mailed.

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A pro se plaintiff must keep the Court and opposing parties informed of the party's

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correct current address. Local Rule 182(f). If a party moves to a different address without filing

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and serving a notice of change of address, documents served at a party's old address of record

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shall be deemed received even if not actually received. Id.

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If mail directed to a pro se plaintiff at the address of record is returned by the United

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States Postal Service as undeliverable, the order will not be re−served a second time absent a

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notice of change of address. If a pro se plaintiff's address is not updated within sixty−three

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(63) days of mail being returned as undeliverable, the case will be dismissed for failure to

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prosecute. Local Rule 183(b).
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Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED to SHOW CAUSE as to why this case should not

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be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to maintain a current mailing address. Plaintiff

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shall file a written show cause response no later than 14 days from the date of this Order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

October 4, 2017

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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