Scott v. Keller
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ORDER signed by District Judge Kent J. Dawson on 6/30/2014 IT IS SO ORDERED Plaintiff is ORDERED to show cause no later than 7/31/2014 why his action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. (Reader, L)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MAURICE SCOTT,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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Case No. 2:07-CV-00184-KJD-PAL
MTA KELLER, et al.,
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ORDER
Defendants.
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A second settlement conference in this action was held on November 9, 2012. The case was
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not settled and Minutes (#151) of the proceeding were filed the same day. Also the same day, a
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Declaration (#152) by Plaintiff Maurice Scott, signed November 7, 2012, was filed. In the
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Declaration, Scott asserts that he is being retaliated against for the present and other court actions he
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has filed. However, since November 9, 2012, no other proceeding of record has been taken by any
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party to this action.
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Local Rule 280 requires parties to act with diligence in order to bring an action to trial.
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“[A]ny party who is ready to proceed to pretrial conference and trial may serve and file a motion to
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have the action set for pretrial conference or trial or both.” LR 280 (b). Here, Plaintiff has not acted
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diligently in bringing his claims to trial. Therefore, Plaintiff is ordered to show cause no later than
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July 31, 2014, why his action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED this 30th day of June 2014.
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Kent J. Dawson
Senior United States District Judge
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