Dougherty
(PC) Willard v. Dougherty
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JESSE WILLARD, Case No. 1:19-cv-00648-AWI-JDP
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE
SUSAN DOUGHERTY, et al.,
TO COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER
Defendants.
FORTY-FIVE DAY DEADLINE
14 15 Plaintiff Jesse Willard is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint was screened on April 3, 2020, and plaintiff was ordered to file a response, within sixty days, that chose between (1) proceeding only on the claims found cognizable by the court and voluntarily dismissing all other defendants, (2) filing a second amended complaint, or (3) standing by the current complaint, subject to dismissal of claims and defendants consistent with this order. See ECF No. 18. However, plaintiff has yet to file a response to the second screening order. To manage our docket effectively, we impose deadlines and require litigants…