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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARCHIBALD ROBERT CUNNINGHAM,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN 

FRANCISCO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 4:18-cv-07595-KAW 

SECOND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 18

On April 5, 2019, Plaintiff filed his first amended complaint. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1915(e)(2), the Court screened the operative complaint and found it deficient, finding that Plaintiff 

had failed to set forth a “short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled 

to relief.” (Dkt. No. 18 at 4.) The Court ordered Plaintiff to file a second amended complaint that 

provided the legal and factual basis for all claims by January 24, 2020. Id. The Court warned that 

the failure to do so would result in the case being reassigned to a district judge with the 

recommendation that the case be dismissed. Id. To date, Plaintiff has not filed his second amended 

complaint.

Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause, by March 16, 2020, why the 

case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute, and why he did not timely file the second 

amended complaint. Additionally, Plaintiff shall file the second amended complaint. Failure to 

respond to the second order to show cause and file the second amended complaint by the deadline 

will result in the Court reassigning the case to a district judge with the recommendation that the 

case be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute. 

Again, Plaintiff may wish to contact the Federal Pro Bono Project's Help Desk for 

assistance—a free service for pro se litigants—by calling (415) 782-8982 to make an appointment. 

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Plaintiff may also wish to consult the manual the court has adopted to assist pro se litigants in 

presenting their case. This manual, and other free information for pro se litigants, is available 

online at: http://cand.uscourts.gov/proselitigants.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 3, 2020

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KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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