Thompson
Williams v. Thompson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOSEPH DEVON WILLIAMS, No. 2:22-cv-01346-DJC-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER K. THOMPSON, Defendant. 15 After the present action was initially opened on July 29, 2022 (see ECF No. 1), Plaintiff did not take any action after filing the complaint. On January 1, 2023, District Judge Troy L. Nunley issued an order ordering Plaintiff to show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed based on Plaintiff’s failure to serve Defendant. (ECF No. 4.) Plaintiff filed a response indicating an intent to file a motion to correct an error in the complaint. (ECF No. 5.) When no such motion was filed and service was still left uncompleted, Judge Nunley ordered the Plaintiff to show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff filed a Motion to Change Filing Date (ECF No. 7) but this was denied for failure to show good cause and Judge Nunley again ordered Plaintiff to show…