Ferguson v. State of California, California Highway Patrol et al

Filing 17

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 6/9/2016. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TERRY DOMINO FERGUSON,
Plaintiff,

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL, et al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

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Case No. 15-cv-05939-JSC

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Terry Domino Ferguson, proceeding pro se, originally filed suit in the Superior

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Court of California, County of Contra Costa, against Defendants State of California, California

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Highway Patrol, Officer Chris Davidson, and Does 1-25 (together, “Defendants”) in connection

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with Defendants’ conduct during Plaintiff’s arrest on June 28, 2014. Defendants removed this

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action to federal court on December 22, 2015. (Dkt. No. 1.) Pursuant to the Court’s order, the

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parties were required to file a joint case management conference statement by June 2, 2016, and to

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appear for a Case Management Conference on June 9, 2016. (Dkt. No. 13.) Plaintiff, however,

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did not participate in filing a joint case management conference statement and did not appear at

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the Case Management Conference on June 9, 2016. Plaintiff has also failed to respond to four

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separate notices asking that he decline or consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. (Dkt. Nos. 6, 8,

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10, 14.)

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Accordingly, Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause as to why this action should not be

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dismissed for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). Plaintiff shall

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appear for hearing on the Order to Show Cause on June 30, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom

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F, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, California.

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If Plaintiff fails to appear on June 30, this action may be dismissed without further notice.

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The Court reminds Plaintiff that he may seek free assistance from the Northern District’s Pro Se

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Help Desk, United States Courthouse, San Francisco, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 15th Floor, Room

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2796, San Francisco, CA 94102, or the Help Desk at the Oakland Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay

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Street, 4th Floor, Room 470S, Oakland, CA 94612. Appointments can be made in person or by

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calling 415-782-8982.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 9, 2016

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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TERRY DOMINO FERGUSON,

Case No. 15-cv-05939-JSC

Plaintiff,
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL, et al.,
Defendants.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.
District Court, Northern District of California.
That on June 9, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing
said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by
depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery
receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

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Terry Domino Ferguson
1616 Michael Street
Pinole, CA 94564

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Dated: June 9, 2016

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Susan Y. Soong
Clerk, United States District Court

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By:________________________
Ada Means, Deputy Clerk to the
Honorable JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
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