Hicks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTOINE L. ARDDS, Case No. 1:18-cv-01324-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE HICKS, et al., (ECF No. 69) Defendants. TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE 16 17 Plaintiff Antoine L. Ardds (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s second amended complaint against: (1) Defendants Hicks, Alcantar, McIntyre, Baylon, and Sanchez for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment arising out of the alleged November 9, 2017 assault; (2) Defendants Hicks, Amaya, Alcantar, McIntyre, Baylon, Sanchez, and Severns1 for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment arising out of their alleged attempt to improperly assign Plaintiff outside of his designated EOP mental health level of care unit and place him in an occupied…