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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRUCE BERNA,

Plaintiff,

v.

LUKE POWELL, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00283-AWI-EPG

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR 

FAILURE TO APPEAR

On August 24, 2015, Plaintiff Bruce Berna (“Plaintiffs”) filed a First Amended Complaint 

(“FAC”) in this action. (ECF No. 6.) After screening the FAC, the Court ordered the FAC to be 

served on Defendants Luke Powell and Frank Navarro. (ECF No. 14.) On April 20, 2016, the 

Court set an initial scheduling conference for May 25, 2016. (ECF No. 17.) The parties were 

instructed that attendance at the scheduling conference was mandatory. 

The Court held the initial scheduling conference in this case on May 25, 2016 at 10:00 

a.m. Catherine Woodbridge appeared for Defendants. Plaintiff failed to appear for the hearing 

and did not file any request for a continuance or otherwise notify the Court that he would not be 

able to appear. 

Accordingly, the Court orders that Plaintiff show cause why sanctions, up to and including 

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dismissal of his case, should not be issued for failure to comply with this Court’s orders and for 

failure to prosecute this case. 

The Court sets an Order to Show Cause hearing for July 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 10. No later than June 17, 2016, Plaintiff is ORDERED file a written response to this 

Order to Show Cause explaining his failure to appear at the initial scheduling conference on May 

25, 2016. 

Should Plaintiff provide an appropriate and satisfactory explanation, the Order to Show 

Cause hearing will be converted to a scheduling conference. 

Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to respond to this Order as set forth above may

result in the dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 25, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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