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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

MARCUS R. WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

KELLY HARRINGTON, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:12-cv-00226 LJO DLB PC

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE RE: SANCTIONS 

[ECF No. 67]

Plaintiff Marcus R. Williams is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil rights action. 

On January 20, 2015, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff’s motions to compel 

and ordering Defendants to respond within thirty days to Plaintiff’s first set of discovery requests 

which were served on March 19, 2014. On March 6, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel. 

Defendants did not file an opposition. Plaintiff stated that Defendants failed to respond to his 

first set of discovery requests as ordered by the Court. On April 22, 2015, the Court issued an 

order directing Defendants to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to 

comply with a court order.

On July 10, 2015, Defendants filed a response to the order to show cause. Monica N. 

Anderson, as Counsel for Defendants, filed a declaration stating former Counsel Kelli M.

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Hammond has been out on extended medical leave. Ms. Anderson states she is Ms. Hammond’s 

supervisor, and she recently became aware of outstanding discovery issues when reviewing the 

status of Ms. Hammond’s cases. Ms. Anderson states she does not know why a response was not 

made with respect to the Court’s order to show cause; however, she states Ms. Hammond served 

responses to all of Plaintiff’s outstanding discovery requests on April 24, 2015. Ms. Anderson 

requests that the Court not sanction Counsel, the Office of the Attorney General, or Defendants.

In light of Ms. Hammond’s extended medical leave and the fact that all of Plaintiff’s 

discovery requests have been responded to, the Court hereby DISCHARGES the order to show 

cause. 

Nevertheless, the Court notes that it has already found it necessary in this case to issue 

two orders to show cause as a result of Defendants’ failures to comply with Court deadlines. The 

Court cautions Counsel for Defendants that any failure to comply with deadlines in the future 

will not be tolerated.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 17, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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