Coleman

Coleman v. Pearson

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaAugust 18, 20214:20-cv-04762California782 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WENDELL COLEMAN, Case No. 20-cv-04762-JSW

Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING

CORRESPONDENCE AND SECOND

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

REGARDING SERVICE AND

CHRISTINA PEARSON, et al., INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK Defendants. Dkt. No. 7

12 On July 14, 2020, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this case and paid the filing fee. Although Plaintiff filed his case pro se, he was expected to follow the same rules of procedure that govern other litigants. King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987), overruled on other grounds Lacey v. Maricopa County, 693 F.3d 896, 928 (9th Cir. 2012); see also Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 54 (9th Cir. 1995) (“Although we construe pleadings liberally in their favor, pro se litigants are bound by the rules of procedure.”). The case was scheduled for an initial case management conference on October 16, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. However, when Plaintiff filed the Complaint, he did not submit a proposed…

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