Mansfield
(PS) McGee v. Mansfield
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PHILOMENA G MCGEE, et al., No. 2:21–cv–2216–KJM–KJN PS No. 2:22–cv–1456–KJM–KJN PS Plaintiffs,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. KIMBERLY MANSFIELD, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs filed the instant action alleging multiple claims against officers of the California Department of Justice related to an April 2021 search and seizure at plaintiffs’ residence. The court stayed the action under Wallace v Kato to await the conclusion of plaintiff Bird’s criminal proceedings in state court. (See 2:21–cv–2216, ECF No. 9.) The court ordered that “[w]ithin 30 days of the resolution of the criminal case, the parties shall file a joint statement with the court noting their positions on how to proceed with this civil case.” (Id.) Subsequently, plaintiffs made choices, both in the original case and in a related case (as detailed below), that demonstrate an intent to circumvent the court’s stay order. Therefore, the court now orders plaintiffs to show cause why this case…