McNeal v. Unknown

Filing 5

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 10/29/14 ordering that plaintiff show cause, within 14 days why this action should not be dismissed without prejudice. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VERNON McNEAL,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-2121 KJN P

v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

UNKNOWN,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff failed to file an initial pleading. Fed. R. Civ. P. 3. By order filed September 23,

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2014, plaintiff was ordered to file, within thirty days, a complaint or petition, and to pay the filing

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fee or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff was warned

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that failure to comply with the order would result in a recommendation that this matter be

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dismissed. Subsequently, plaintiff consented to proceed before the undersigned for all purposes.

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See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). However, thirty days have now passed, and plaintiff has not filed a

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complaint or a petition, paid the filing fee or filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis, or

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otherwise responded to the court’s order.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff show cause, within fourteen days,

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why this action should not be dismissed without prejudice. See Local Rule 110; Fed. R. Civ. P.

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41(b).

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Dated: October 29, 2014

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/mcne2121.ftc

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