Wood
Wood v. Bassett
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CONRAD WOOD, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-0100-JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE ACTION ) SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR PLAINTIFF’S v. ) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT’S ) ORDERS AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE ANDREW BASSETT, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) )
The Court issued a scheduling order in this case on May 10, 2019, including all deadlines governing the action. (Doc. 18) The Court ordered the parties “to exchange the initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) on or before June 7, 2019.” (Id. at 2, emphasis omitted) On June 14, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion to continue the deadline for his initial disclosures until February 18, 2020, because he “maybe (sic) out of custody.” (Doc. 19 at 1) He reported that he was “trying to get [his] medical records” but did not have the money to pay for copies. (Id.) The Court denied the request and informed Plaintiff the “disclosures do…