Townsend v. Atascadero State Hospital

Filing 18

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 08/27/13 ordering within 14 days from the date of this order respondent shall file and serve a responsive pleading in this matter and shall show cause in writing why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to file the answer or motion to dismiss timely. The clerk of the court shall serve a copy of this order on Michael Patrick Farrell, Attorney General. (cc: Michael Farrell, Attorney General)(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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REBIO RONNIE TOWNSEND,
Petitioner,

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vs.

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No. 2:13-cv-0859 DAD P

ATASCADERO STATE HOSPITAL,
Respondent.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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Petitioner, civilly committed at Coalinga State Hospital and proceeding pro se,

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has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. By order filed

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May 22, 2013, respondent was ordered to file, within sixty days, a response to the petition

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pending before the court. Respondent has not filed an answer to the petition or a motion to

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dismiss. Nor has respondent sought an extension of time to comply with the court’s prior order.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Within fourteen days from the date of this order respondent shall file and serve

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a responsive pleading in this matter and shall show cause in writing why sanctions should not be

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imposed for the failure to file the answer or motion to dismiss timely; and

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2. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order on Michael Patrick

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Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General.

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DATED: August 27, 2013.

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DAD:9
town0859.102

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