Heram v. United States Government

Filing 10

ORDER DISCHARGING 8 ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 10/21/2013. No sanctions will be imposed. (Marciel, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RAM HERAM,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:13-cv-780-TLN-EFB PS

v.

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT,

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Defendant.

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On May 16, 2013, the undersigned granted plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma

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pauperis, directed the clerk to provide plaintiff with the forms required to effect service on

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defendants, and directed plaintiff to provide to the U.S. Marshal within fourteen days all

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information needed to effect service of process and to file a statement with the court within

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fourteen days thereafter that the documents were submitted.1 ECF No. 3.
Plaintiff failed to supply the United States Marshal with the information needed to effect

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services of process as required by the May 16, 2013 order. Therefore, on September 16, 2013,

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plaintiff was order to show cause, in writing, why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to

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follow court orders and/or for failure to provide the Marshal with the necessary documents to

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effect service of process. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff was also directed to provide the necessary

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information for service of process to the Marshal within 14 days of the date of that order. Id.

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This case, in which plaintiff is proceeding in propria persona, is before the undersigned
pursuant to Eastern District of California Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
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On September 30, 2013, plaintiff filed a response to the September 16, 2013 order to show

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cause. ECF No. 9. Plaintiff states that he was sick and was unaware that his complaint was ready

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to be served. Id. He also stated that he has made the necessary arrangements to effect service of

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process. Id. In light of those representations, the September 16, 2013 order to show cause is

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discharged. No sanctions will be imposed.

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SO ORDERED
DATED: October 21, 2013.

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