Duarte

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 FRANCES G. DUARTE, Case No. 1:23-cv-00493-JLT-SKO

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

v. PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO OBEY COURT

ORDER AND LOCAL RULES AND FAILURE TO

PROSECUTE

VA HOSPITAL,

(Doc. 8) Defendant. TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE

16 Plaintiff Frances G. Duarte, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil action on April 3, 2023. (Docs. 1–3.) The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and concluded that it failed to state any cognizable claims. (Doc. 5.) The Court advised Plaintiff that she had three options for how to proceed: Plaintiff could file (1) an amended complaint, which would be screened in due course; (2) a statement that she wishes to stand on the initial complaint and have it reviewed by the presiding district judge, in which case the Court would issue findings and recommendations to the district judge…