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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOEANN SMITH-DURONCELET,

Plaintiff,

v.

PLACER COUNTY COURT, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-2358 MCE DAD PS

ORDER

Plaintiff Joeann Smith-Duroncelet is currently proceeding pro se in this action. 

Accordingly, the case has been referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21).

On December 11, 2014, the court issued an order setting a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) 

Conference before the undersigned on February 13, 2015. (Dkt. No. 5.) Pursuant to that order, 

plaintiff was to file and serve a written status report on or before January 30, 2015. The order 

also advised plaintiff that:

failure to file a timely status report, or failure to appear at the status 

conference either in person or telephonically, may result in an order 

imposing an appropriate sanction. See Local Rules 110 and 183.

(Id. at 2.) 

Nonetheless, plaintiff failed to file a timely status report and also failed to appear at the 

February 13, 2015 Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference. In light of plaintiff’s failure to file a 

status report and failure to appear at the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conferences grounds clearly 

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exist for recommending to the assigned District Judge that this action be dismissed without 

prejudice for failure to prosecute and for failure to comply with court orders. Nonetheless, out of 

an abundance of caution and in light of plaintiff’s pro se status, the court will instead issue this 

order to show cause. 

Accordingly, the court HEREBY ORDERS that plaintiff show cause in writing within 

fourteen days of the date of this order as to why this case should not be dismissed for lack of 

prosecution.1 Failure to timely file the required writing will result in a recommendation that the 

case be dismissed.

Dated: February 13, 2015

DAD:6

Ddad1\orders.pro se\duroncelet2358.osc.docx

 

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 Alternatively, plaintiff may comply with this order by filing a notice of voluntary dismissal 

without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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