Carrillo
Williams v. Carrillo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
25 Plaintiff’s complaint brings claims concerning his treatment in connection with court 26 proceedings regarding his child support obligations. (ECF No. 1). In screening the complaint on 27 December 10, 2021, the Court found no cognizable claims and ordered Plaintiff to, within thirty 28 days, file a first amended complaint or notify the Court in writing that he wanted to stand on his complaint. (ECF No. 4, p. 12). The Court warned Plaintiff that “[f]ailure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action.” (Id.). After the thirty-day deadline expired, the Court issued a show cause order on January 26, 2022, giving Plaintiff fourteen days to file a response explaining his failure to comply with the Court’s order and addressing his intention to prosecute this case. (ECF No. 5). Alternatively, the Court stated it would discharge the show cause order if Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint or notified the Court that he wished to stand on his initial complaint. Plaintiff was warned that “failure to respond to this order as set forth above may result in this Court issuing findings and recommendations to…