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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 23:134 P.I.- Auto Negligence

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUCILLE WINSTON, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-05417-MEJ 

FOURTH ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Plaintiff Lucille M. Winston brings this action on behalf of herself and as the Guardian Ad 

Litem for her minor daughter, Plaintiff Lumari Newsome. Am. Compl. at 2, Dkt. No. 15. On 

September 18, 2015, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint, with a 

noticed hearing date of November 5, 2015. Dkt. No. 25. Plaintiffs failed to file an Opposition 

pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7, and the Court therefore issued a Third Order to Show Cause1in 

this case, ordering Plaintiffs to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for failure to 

prosecute. Dkt. No. 31. Although Plaintiffs did not respond to the Order to Show Cause, they 

filed a Statement of Non-Opposition to Defendants’ Motion. Dkt. No. 32. Accordingly, the Court 

discharged the Third Order to Show Cause, denied the Motion to Dismiss as moot, and ordered 

Plaintiffs to file a Second Amended Complaint by October 20, 2015. Dkt. No. 34. The Court also 

directed Plaintiffs, for a second time, to file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate 

judge, also due by October 20, 2015. Dkt. No. 33. Plaintiffs have failed to comply with both

court-ordered deadlines. 

Based on this procedural background, the Court issues this Fourth Order to Show Cause 

and ORDERS as follows:

 

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The Court issued the first and second Orders to Show Cause to Plaintiffs on April 29, 2015 (Dkt. 

No. 12) and August 24, 2015 (Dkt. No. 18). 

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1) Plaintiffs shall file a declaration by November 2, 2015, signed by Lucille Winston

and Plaintiffs’ counsel of record. In their declaration, Plaintiffs and counsel shall 

provide a summary of the procedural background of this case, including the four 

orders to show cause. Plaintiff Winston shall attest that she received the four 

orders to show cause and is aware of the contents therein. Plaintiffs shall also show 

cause as to why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and 

failure to comply with court-ordered deadlines. 

2) Plaintiffs shall file their Second Amended Complaint by November 2, 2015. 

Plaintiffs are advised that they must file both the declaration and Second Amended 

Complaint by November 2, 2015. It is not enough for Plaintiffs to file an Amended 

Complaint without also responding to this Order to Show Cause. 

3) The Court shall conduct an Order to Show Cause hearing on November 12, 2015 at 

10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, 

California. 

4) As there have now been four orders to show cause in this case, Plaintiffs are 

advised that the Court will very likely dismiss this case without a hearing if no 

responsive declaration is filed. Thus, it is imperative that the Court receive a 

written response by the deadline above.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 26, 2015

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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