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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

Plaintiff Lanard Kitchens (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

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

Plaintiff initiated this action on January 24, 2012. (ECF No. 1.) On February 28, 

2013, the Court found that Plaintiff stated a cognizable First Amendment claim against 

Defendant Tordsen and an Eighth Amendment claim against Defendants Tordsen, Coker, 

Leach, and Day. (ECF Nos. 28-30, 32.) 

On January 3, 2014, Defendants Day, Coker, Leach, and Tordsen filed a motion to 

dismiss for failure to exhaust. (ECF No. 53.) More than twenty-one days have passed and 

Plaintiff has not filed an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to the motion. Local 

Rule 230(l).

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

LANARD KITCHENS,

 Plaintiff,

v.

TORDSEN, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-0105-AWI-MJS (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE AN 

OPPOSITION OR STATEMENT OF NONOPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO 

DISMISS WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS

(ECF No. 53)

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1. Plaintiff shall file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to the motion 

within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of this order; and

2. Plaintiff is warned that the failure to comply with this order will result in 

dismissal of this action, with prejudice, for failure to prosecute.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 12, 2014 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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