(PC) Anderson v. California Medical Facility

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIUS ANDERSON, No. 2:18-cv-2314 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, John Stringer, Esq. Shortly after 18 this action was initiated and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), plaintiff’s complaint was 19 screened and found to be devoid of a cognizable claim. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff was then granted 20 thirty days to file a notice as to whether he wished to stand on his complaint, to dismiss this case, 21 or to file a first amended complaint. When plaintiff (through his counsel) did not respond within 22 that thirty-day period, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause (“OSC”) why this action should 23 not be dismissed for failure to comply with a court order and failure to prosecute. (ECF No. 11.) 24 On April 12, 2019, plaintiff’s counsel finally submitted a response to the OSC and a First 25 Amended Complaint, which the Court screened on August 6, 2019, and again found to…