Tolbert v. City & County of San Francisco Department of Public Health et al

Filing 121

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 11/22/2019. Signed by Judge James Donato on 11/8/2019. (jdlc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/8/2019) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/8/2019: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (lrcS, COURT STAFF).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KIM E. TOLBERT,
Plaintiff,

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CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, et
al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

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Case No. 3:16-cv-00810-JD

The Court set a telephonic discovery call hearing for September 10, 2019. Dkt. No. 119.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Plaintiff Tolbert did not appear. Dkt. No. 120. The Court had previously directed Tolbert to file a

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response to defendants’ discovery letter brief, Dkt. No. 115. Dkt. No. 117. No response was filed.

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Defendants have informed the Court that Tolbert is not responding to discovery requests or other

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communications. Dkt. No. 115. Defendants also reported that she failed to show up for her

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deposition. Dkt. No. 118. The Court’s review of the docket in this case indicates that Tolbert also

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failed to appear at a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Hixson on August 13, 2019.

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Dkt. No. 113. The record indicates that Tolbert is proceeding pro se after her attorney was

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disbarred.

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Pro se litigants are held to the same standards as represented parties with respect to

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meeting filing deadlines, handling discovery, and prosecuting their claims in a timely manner.

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Tolbert is ordered to show cause in writing by November 22, 2019, why the case should not be

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dismissed for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). All

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remaining pretrial and trial dates are vacated pending further order of the Court.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 8, 2019

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JAMES DONATO
United States District Judge