Pompey
(PC) Simmons v. Pompey
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEREMIAH SIMMONS, Case No. 2:19-cv-02491 (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT’S
COUNSEL TO FILE A FORMAL NOTICE OF
v. PLAINTIFF’S DEATH AND TO SERVE
THAT NOTICE ON PLAINTIFF’S
G. POMPEY, REPRESENTATIVE OR SUCCESSOR Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, commenced this action against defendant Pompey, alleging that defendant violated his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion. ECF Nos. 1, 11. On July 7, 2021, defendant filed a motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 23. After plaintiff failed to timely respond to that motion, the court ordered him to show cause, within twenty-one days, why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with court orders. ECF No. 26. Plaintiff subsequently requested, and the court granted, two extensions of time to respond to defendant’s motion and the court’s order to show…