Carter v. Jones

Filing 15

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 4/21/17 ORDERING that the Scheduling Conference set for 4/26/17 is VACATED. Plaintiff is ORDERED to Show Cause, in writing no later than 5/3/2017, why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute; and Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to comply with this order may result in recommendation that this action be dismissed. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DANIEL MAURICE CARTER,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-1960 MCE AC

v.

ORDER

SCOTT R. JONES, Sheriff, et al,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff has been proceeding in this case pro se and in forma pauperis. The matter was

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referred to the undersigned magistrate judge by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(21).

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A recent court order was served on plaintiff’s address of record and returned by the postal

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service. It appears that plaintiff has failed to comply with the court’s Local Rules, which require

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that a party appearing in propria persona inform the court of any address change within sixty-

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three days. E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 183(b). More than sixty-three days have passed since the

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court order was returned by the postal service and plaintiff has failed to notify the Court of a

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current address.
Moreover, this matter was set for a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference on April 26,

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2017. See ECF No. 11. However, no status reports have been filed, and the docket does not

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show that any defendants have been served, or that plaintiff has taken any action in this case for

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months.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The scheduling conference set for April 26, 2017 is VACATED;

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2. Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause, in writing no later than May 3, 2017, why this

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action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute; and
3. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to comply with this order may result in

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recommendation that this action be dismissed.

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DATED: April 21, 2017

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