(PC) McKissick v. Amador County Jail
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT DANIEL McKISSICK, No. 2: 19-cv-1807 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN RE
CONTEMPT
AMADOR COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is incarcerated at the Amador County Jail. By order filed October 11, 2019, the Amador County Sheriff was directed to file a status report within 14 days. (ECF No. 7.) Fourteen days have now passed, and the Sheriff has not responded. Therefore, the Sheriff is directed to show cause, within seven days, why he should not be held in contempt for failing to comply with this court’s order. Sanctions for civil contempt may be imposed to coerce obedience to a court order or to compensate a party for injuries resulting from the contemptuous behavior, or both. General Signal Corp. v. Donallco, Inc., 787 F.2d 1376, 1380 (9th Cir. 1986), citing United States v. United…