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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES ANTHONY MORRIS, No. CIV S-02-2491-FCD-CMK

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

CHERYL PLILER, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, bring this civil

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 21, 2005, plaintiff filed with the court a

notice of change of address. Plaintiff’s notice, however, was not served on defendants as required

by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(a) and Eastern District of California Local Rule 5-135. On

March 28, 2005, the court ordered plaintiff to serve a copy of his March 21, 2005, notice of

change of address on defendants and to file a proof of service with the court within 15 days. 

Plaintiff failed to comply and, on September 22, 2005, the court directed plaintiff to show cause

within 30 days why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution and failure to

comply with rules and court orders. 

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On October 5, 2005, plaintiff filed a response to the court’s September 22, 2005,

order to show cause, and also filed a notice of change of address. A review of the notice of

change of address reflects that it was properly served on defendants. In his response to the order

to show cause, plaintiff states that he had recently been taking strong medications and that this

accounted for the problems outlined above regarding service of the original notice of change of

address. Good cause appearing therefor, the September 22, 2005, order to show cause will be

discharged. 

This matter has now been at issue for sufficient time that it may be ready to be set

for trial. The parties shall therefore each submit to the court and serve by mail on all other parties

a report on the status of this case. The report must address the following:

1. Whether this matter is ready for trial and, if not, why not;

2. Whether additional discovery is deemed necessary and, if so, the nature

and scope of the discovery and the time needed in which to complete it;

3. Whether a pretrial motion is contemplated and, if so, the type of motion

and the time needed to file the motion and complete the time schedule set forth in Local Rule 78-

230(m);

4. A narrative statement of the facts that will be offered by oral or

documentary evidence at trial;

5. A list of all exhibits to be offered into evidence at the trial of the case;

6. A list of the names and addresses of all witnesses the party intends to call;

7. A summary of the anticipated testimony of any incarcerated witnesses;

8. The time estimated for trial;

9. Whether either party still requests trial by jury; and

 10. Any other matter, not covered above, which the party desires to call to the

attention of the court.

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The parties are warned that failure to file a status report which addresses the issues

set forth above may result in the imposition of appropriate sanctions, including dismissal of the

action or preclusion of issues or witnesses.

The parties are informed that they may, if all consent, have this case tried by a

United States Magistrate Judge while preserving their right to appeal to the United States Court of

Appeals. An appropriate form for consent to trial by a magistrate judge is attached. Any party

choosing to consent may complete the form and return it to the clerk of this court. Neither the

magistrate judge nor the district judge handling the case will be notified of the filing of a consent

form unless all parties to the action have consented.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The court’s September 22, 2005, order to show cause is discharged;

2. Plaintiff’s status report shall be filed and served within 30 days from the

date of service of this order;

3. Defendants’ status report shall be filed within thirty days after service of

plaintiff’s status report; and

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail to all parties the form “Consent

to Proceed Before United States Magistrate Judge,” together with the instant order.

DATED: October 17, 2005.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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