Brown v. Swan et al

Filing 8

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds on 11/07/11 ordering that within 20 days from the date of this order plaintiff shall show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with the court's 08/23/11 order. (Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DEXTER BROWN,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:11-cv-2128 JFM (PC)

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SERGEANT D. SWAN, 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 with a civil rights action pursuant to

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42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff, the only party to appear in this action, has consented to proceed

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before a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). See Consent filed

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September 8, 2011. By an order filed August 23, 2011, this court ordered plaintiff to complete

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and return to the court, within thirty days, the USM-285 forms necessary to effect service on

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defendants. That thirty day period has since passed, and plaintiff has not responded in any way

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to the court’s order.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within twenty days from the date of

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this order plaintiff shall show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed without

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prejudice for failure to comply with the court’s August 23, 2011 order. Failure to comply with

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this order will result in the dismissal of this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

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DATED: November 7, 2011.

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