Leon Atkins v. Linesey McDowell

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 5:23-cv-00574-FWS-MAA Date: November 17, 2023 Title: Leon Atkins v. Linesey McDowell et al.

Present: HONORABLE FRED W. SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Melissa H. Kunig N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF PROSECUTION

The court briefly reviews the relevant background. On March 27, 2023, Plaintiff Leon Atkins (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint and Request to Proceed Without Prepayment of Filing Fees (“IFP Request”). (Dkts. 1, 2.) On May 19, 2023, the court postponed ruling on Plaintiff’s IFP Request and ordered that Plaintiff submit a certified copy of a trust fund statement for the last six months within thirty days of the Order, or by June 19, 2023. (Dkt. 5.) On June 5, 2023, Plaintiff filed a second IFP Request attaching two documents: (1) an order slip from the Robert Presley…