Bashaw et al v. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation et al

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ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 9/8/11. Plaintiffs are hereby ORDERED, within 14 days of the entry of this order, to SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. (Kastilahn, A)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KATHLEEN BASHAW, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,

No. CIV S-10-2869 KJM-DAD

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vs.
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

On July 18, 2011, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss and allowed

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plaintiffs twenty-one (21) days to file an amended complaint plaintiff. (ECF 17.) More than two

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months have passed and plaintiffs have not filed an amended complaint. Plaintiffs are hereby

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ORDERED, within fourteen (14) days of the entry of this order, to show cause why this case

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should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. See Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 49

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(1991) (“[A] federal district court has the inherent power to dismiss a case sua sponte for failure

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to prosecute . . . .”); FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: September 28, 2011.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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