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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THOMAS LANG, JR., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SACRAMENTO SHERIFF 

DEPARTMENT, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-0777-EFB P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is confined to Napa State Hospital. He proceeds without counsel in an action 

brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and is before the undersigned pursuant to plaintiff’s consent. 

See 28 U.S.C. § 636; see also E.D. Cal. Local Rules, Appx. A, at (k)(4). 

On July 8, 2014, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint and found that service was 

appropriate for defendants Belchamber, Cherry, Green, Hein, McHenry, and Vale. ECF No. 8. 

On August 28, 2014, the court ordered service of the complaint on the defendants. ECF No. 12. 

On January 29, 2015, the United States Marshal returned the forms USM-285/Process 

Receipts and Returns indicating that all of the defendants had been served. ECF No. 15. None of 

the defendants have appeared or otherwise responded to plaintiff’s complaint. Failure to answer 

or otherwise file a proper response to a complaint within the time required is grounds for the entry 

of default under Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Plaintiff has not filed anything with the court since he submitted a notice of his intent to 

proceed with this lawsuit on January 5, 2015. ECF No. 14. If plaintiff no longer wishes to pursue 

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this action, he may voluntarily dismiss it without prejudice by filing a notice of dismissal in 

accordance with Rule 41(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall, within 30 days of the date of 

this order, file an appropriate motion based on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and indicate 

how, or if, he intends to proceed with this lawsuit. Failure to comply with this order will result in 

this action being dismissed for failure to prosecute. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). 

DATED: June 24, 2015.

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