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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

RANDALL E. ELLIS, 

Plaintiff,

v.

STEVEN CAMBRA, JR., et al.,

Defendants.

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1:02-cv-05646-AWI-SMS PC 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ANTHONY

DAVID PRINCE, ESQ. SHOULD NOT PAY

MONETARY SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO

OBEY A COURT ORDER

RESPONSE FROM ANTHONY DAVID

PRINCE, ESQ. DUE IN FIFTEEN DAYS 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST

FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE

SUPPLEMENT TO HIS OPPOSITION TO

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

(Doc. 143)

ORDER FOR CLERK’S OFFICE TO PLACE

PLAINTIFF ON THE SERVICE LIST

 Randall E. Ellis (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On March 4, 2010, Plaintiff Randall E. Ellis filed a motion seeking to terminate his

representation by counsel of record, Anthony David Prince, Esq., and to restore Plaintiff to pro se

status. (Doc. 141.) On March 5, 3010, an order issued denying Plaintiff’s motion; delineating the

need for submission of a fully executed substitution of attorney to terminate a representation

relationship; and ordering Attorney Prince, within ten (10) days, to prepare a substitution of

attorney form, substituting himself out and returning Plaintiff to pro se status, sign the form and

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send it to Plaintiff for Plaintiff to sign and file with this Court. (Doc. 142.) To date, no forms

substituting Attorney Prince out and Plaintiff in pro se have been filed in this case.

On April 14, 2010, Plaintiff filed a motion indicating that he had received most of his

case files from Attorney Prince. (Doc. 143.) Plaintiff requests an additional ninety (90) day

extension of time to file his supplement to the opposition to Defendants’ motion for summary

judgment because, though he has enough to rebuild the supplement, Plaintiff needs time to 1

organize his case and arguments as a number of his documents and evidence are misplaced and a

number of his original documents appear to be missing from those he received from Attorney

Prince. (Id.) 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within fifteen (15) days from the date of service of this order, Attorney Prince

shall file a written response showing cause why he should not be sanctioned for

failure to obey a court order by forwarding an appropriate substitution of attorney

form to Plaintiff; 

2. In the alternative, Attorney Prince may file a fully executed substitution of

attorney substituting Plaintiff to proceed pro se in place and instead of Attorney

Prince; 

3. Attorney Prince’s failure to comply with this order shall result in imposition of a

$500 sanction;

4. Plaintiff is granted an extension of sixty (60) days within which to file a 2

supplement to his opposition to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment; and

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Plaintiff was previously granted leave to supplement his opposition to Defendants’ motion for summary

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judgment pending receipt of discovery response, but such supplement is limited to ten (10) pages, excluding exhibits.

(Doc. 110.)

Plaintiff is granted an extension of sixty rather than the requested ninety days since almost a month has

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lapsed between the date Plaintiff filed his request for a ninety day extension of time and the issuance of this order.

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5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to add Plaintiff, Randall E. Ellis, inmate

number C-68764, P.O. Box 7500, Crescent City, California, 95532-7500 to the

service list for this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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