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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHELLE-LAEL B. NORSWORTHY,

Plaintiff,

v.

OFFICER FELIX, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:23-cv-01151-KES-SKO

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO SHOW 

CAUSE IN WRITING WHY THIS COURT 

SHOULD NOT IMPOSE SANCTIONS FOR 

FAILURE TO OBEY A COURT ORDER

14-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Michelle-Lael B. Norsworthy is presented by counsel in this civil rights action. 

Following screening, this action proceeds against Defendants Cowing, Felix, Haynes, and 

Villanueva, for violations of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights. 

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendants filed an answer to the complaint on November 12, 2024. (Doc. 27.) On 

November 14, 2024, this Court issued its Order Referring Case To Post-Screening ADR And 

Staying Case For 120 Days. (Doc. 28.) The parties were directed to “file the attached notice, 

indicating their agreement to proceed to an early settlement conference or their belief that 

settlement is not achievable at this time” within 45 days of the date of the Order. (Id. at 2.) The 

notice form was provided for the parties’ use. (Id. at 4.) More than 45 days have elapsed and 

neither party has filed the required notice. 

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II. DISCUSSION

This Court’s Local Rules, corresponding with Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, provide that the “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with 

any order of the Court may be grounds for the imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions 

authorized by statute or within the inherent power of the Court.” See Local Rule 110. 

Here, the parties have failed to comply with this Court’s November 14, 2024, order. 

Neither Plaintiff nor Defendants filed the notice attached to the Order within 45 days. 

III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER

For the foregoing reasons, each party SHALL show cause, within 14 days, why sanctions 

should not be imposed for failure to comply with the Court’s order. Alternatively, within that 

same period, each party may file the notice attached to the November 14, 2024, order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 2, 2025 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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