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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

LEONEL HERNANDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. WELCH,

Defendant.

Case No.: 1:23-cv-01563-JLT-SKO

ORDER FOR WARDEN OF CALIFORNIA 

STATE PRISON, LANCASTER TO SHOW 

CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT 

BE IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY 

WITH A COURT ORDER

14-DAY RESPONSE DEADLINE

Plaintiff Leonel Hernandez is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 

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

This matter was scheduled for a settlement conference via Zoom videoconferencing 

before the undersigned on December 10, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. 

On November 4, 2024, the Court issued its Order & Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad 

Testificandum, directing Plaintiff’s custodian to produce him for a Zoom video conference on 

December 10, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (See Doc. 29.) The writ was served on the institution’s litigation 

coordinator via email and regular mail on that same date. 

On December 10, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., and despite waiting for a half hour, Plaintiff failed to 

appear at the settlement conference. 

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Accordingly, the Court ORDERS the Warden at California State Prison, Lancaster to 

show cause in writing, within 14 days, why sanctions should not issue for his or her failure to 

comply with a court order to arrange for Plaintiff’s appearance. The warden shall explain why he 

or she did not make Plaintiff available for the settlement conference. The Court will consider 

resetting the settlement conference following a response. 

Additionally, the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to serve a copy of this order to the 

litigation coordinator at California State Prison, Lancaster, via email and regular mail, and to 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Bragg via email at Lawrence.Bragg@doj.ca.gov. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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