Kidstar v. Facebook, Inc. et al

Filing 54

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 9/28/2020. The Court VACATES the hearing on the motion to dismiss currently scheduled on 10/5/2020 and will reset it at a later date, if necessary. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on 9/14/2020. (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/14/2020)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 SAMUEL KIDSTAR, Plaintiff, 8 9 10 United States District Court Northern District of California ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. FACEBOOK INC., et al., Regarding Docket No. 52 Defendants. 11 12 Case No. 20-cv-05408-SK On August 26, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss. Pursuant to Northern District 13 of California Local Rule 7-3(a), Plaintiff’s response was due by September 9, 2020. To date, 14 Plaintiff has not filed an opposition brief. Accordingly, Plaintiff is HEREBY ORDERED TO 15 SHOW CAUSE in writing by no later than September 28, 2020 why the Court should not dismiss 16 his claims for lack of prosecution or grant Defendants’ motion as unopposed. 17 If Plaintiff seeks to file an untimely opposition brief, he must submit a request to do so 18 showing good cause for his failure to comply with the deadline required by the Local Rules, and 19 must submit the proposed opposition brief along with the request. If Plaintiff fails to file a 20 response to this Order to Show Cause by September 28, 2020, the Court will grant Defendants’ 21 motion to dismiss as unopposed and/or dismiss Plaintiff’s claims for failure to prosecute without 22 further notice. 23 24 The Court VACATES the hearing on the motion to dismiss currently scheduled on October 5, 2020 and will reset it at a later date, if necessary. 25 The Court advises Plaintiff that the district court has produced a guide for pro se litigants 26 called Representing Yourself in Federal Court: A Handbook for Pro Se Litigants, which provides 27 instructions on how to proceed at every stage of your case, including discovery, motions, and trial. 28 It is available electronically online (http://cand.uscourts.gov/prosehandbook) or in hard copy free 1 of charge from the Clerk’s Office. The Court further advises Plaintiff that he also may wish to 2 seek assistance from the Legal Help Center. Plaintiff may call the Legal Help Center at 415-782- 3 8982 for a free appointment with an attorney who may be able to provide basic legal help, but not 4 legal representation. 5 6 7 8 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: September 14, 2020 ______________________________________ SALLIE KIM United States Magistrate Judge 9 10 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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