Mckinley Lewis et al v. Lewis

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Re: Dkt. No. 1. Lewis must address each of the issues identified in this order in a filing of five (5) pages or less by 7/5/2017. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 6/20/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/20/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MCKINLEY LEWIS,
Consensual Lien Debtors,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

Re: Dkt. No. 1
LEWIS,
Lien Claimant.

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Lien Claimant Yolanda Lewis filed a Consensual Certified Foreign Judgment on

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May 31, 2017. Dkt. No. 1. This document contains several pages of information

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regarding a lien claim on Lewis’s trust accounts. Lewis failed to explain what the Court is

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to do with the filed documents.

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The Court ORDERS Lewis to:

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1. Explain what the documents she filed are;

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2. Explain how the Court has federal subject matter jurisdiction;

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3. Explain what she wants the Court to do with her documents;

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4. Explain why these documents have been filed in federal court; and

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5. Provide the Court with a proposed order stating the relief she seeks.

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Lewis must address each of the issues identified in this order in a filing of five (5) pages or

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less by July 5, 2017.

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Lastly, the Court notes Lewis is proceeding pro se. The court has free resources to
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help her find her way through the court system and procedures. The Federal Pro Se

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Program at the San Jose Courthouse provides free information and limited-scope legal

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advice to pro se litigants in federal civil cases. The Federal Pro Se Program is available by

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appointment and on a drop-in basis. The Federal Pro Se Program is available at Room

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2070 in the San Jose United States Courthouse (Monday to Thursday 1:00 - 4:00 pm, on

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Friday by appointment only), and The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, 152 N. 3rd

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Street, 3rd Floor, San Jose, CA (Monday to Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, on Friday by

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appointment only), or by calling [phone]. There are also online resources available

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on the court’s webpage. The Pro Se Handbook, found at
http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/prosehandbook, has a downloadable version of the court’s

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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own publication: Representing Yourself in Federal Court: A Handbook for Pro Se

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Litigants.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 20, 2017

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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge

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