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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Recovery of IRS Tax

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAFAEL MELENDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

USA,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-03103-VC 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

A case management conference took place on November 10, 2015. Counsel for the 

defendant appeared, but counsel for the plaintiff did not. Accordingly, the plaintiff is ordered to 

show cause why his case should not be dismissed. There are two potential reasons for dismissal, 

and the plaintiff must address both in his response to the order to show cause:

1. In light of his lawyer's failure to appear at the case management conference, the 

plaintiff must explain why the case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute under Rule 

41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Dismissal under Rule 41(b) would be with 

prejudice (and the government's counterclaim would be dismissed without prejudice).

2. The plaintiff must also explain why the case should not be dismissed for lack of 

jurisdiction, based on the government's assertion that it hasn't had the opportunity to consider the 

refund claim.

The plaintiff's response to the order to show cause is due November 20, 2015. If a 

response is not filed by that date, the case will be dismissed under Rule 41(b). The government's 

response is due December 4, 2015. Any reply by the plaintiff is due December 9, 2015. A 

hearing on the order to show cause will take place on December 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 10, 2015 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

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 VINCE CHHABRIA

 United States District Judge

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