RamSing v. Sacramento County Superior Court

Filing 20

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 2/6/2020 ORDERING plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE in writing, no later than 2/21/2020, why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution and/or for failure to comply with court orders. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RAM RAMSING,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-2631-MCE-EFB PS

v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

SACRAMENTO SUPERIOR COURT,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff filed a motion for default judgment against defendant Sacramento Superior

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Court, but failed to notice the motion for hearing as required by the court’s local rules. ECF No.

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16; see E.D. L.R. Cal. 230(b). Accordingly, he was ordered to contact chambers to obtain

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available civil law and motion hearing dates. After plaintiff failed to comply with that order, his

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defectively filed motion for default judgment was denied without prejudice, and he was ordered

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to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for his failure to comply with the court’s

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order. ECF No. 18.
In response, plaintiff argues that this case should not be dismissed because such a sanction

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is appropriate only in extreme circumstances. ECF No. 19. But plaintiff failed to provide any

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explanation as to why sanctions should not be imposed. He also has not filed a properly noticed

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motion for default judgment, nor taken any other action to prosecute this case.

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Accordingly, good cause appearing, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff shall show cause, in writing, no later than February 21, 2020, why this action

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should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution and/or for failure to comply with court orders.

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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

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2. Failure of plaintiff to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions,

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including a recommendation that this action be dismissed for lack of prosecution and/or for

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failure to comply with court orders.

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DATED: February 6, 2020.

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