King v. McDonald et al

Filing 36

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/3/2011 ORDERING that w/in 14 days dfts shall show cause in writing why sanctions should not be imposed for their failure to respond to the clerk's 8/4/11 notice or to pltf's 8/1/11 motion. (Yin, K)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JESSE KING,

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Plaintiff,

No. 2:10-cv-2797 JAM DAD (PC)

vs.
MIKE MCDONALD, et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil

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rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 1, 2011, plaintiff filed a motion for

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injunctive relief in which he alleges a series of problems with his access to the prison law library

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and legal materials. Plaintiff has included with his motion evidence that in July 2011 all of his

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legal materials were confiscated and all of his legal mail was “trashed.” Declaration of Krzysztof

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F. Wolinski (Doc. No. 34 at 8-9 of 26). On August 4, 2011, a notice was issued by the Clerk of

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Court directing defendants to file a response to plaintiff’s motion within twenty-one days from

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the date of the notice. Defendants have not responded in any way to that notice or to plaintiff’s

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motion.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within fourteen days from
the date of this order defendants shall show cause in writing why sanctions should not be
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imposed for their failure to respond to the Clerk’s August 4, 2011 notice or to plaintiff’s August

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1, 2011 motion. The order to show cause may be discharged upon the filing of an opposition to

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plaintiff’s motion that addresses, among other matters, the status of plaintiff’s access to his legal

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property.

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DATED: October 3, 2011.

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