Doe v. County of Sonoma et al

Filing 23

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 2/9/2017. Signed by Judge James Donato on 1/26/2017. (jdlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/26/2017) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/27/2017: #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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JOHN DOE,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No.16-cv-05195-JD
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.
COUNTY OF SONOMA, et al.,
Defendants.

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At 10:00 am on Thursday, January 26, 2017, the Court held an initial case management

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conference and motion to dismiss hearing, both of which were noticed for this date. Pro se

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plaintiff John Doe, who is proceeding under a pseudonym, did not appear. Plaintiff had made no

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prior request to be excused from the hearing or to reschedule the hearing date. His failure to

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appear is unexcused and violates the Local Rules and the Court’s standing order for civil cases.

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Doe is ordered to show cause why the Court should not dismiss this case for failure to
prosecute. His written response is due by February 9, 2017.
If Doe intends to pursue this case, he may wish to consult a manual the court has adopted

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to assist pro se litigants in presenting their case. This manual, and other free information, is

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available online at: http://cand.uscourts.gov/proselitigants.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 26, 2017

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JAMES DONATO
United States District Judge