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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSHUA DAVIS BLAND,

Plaintiff,

v.

JON A. MESSINGER, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:20-cv-0051 KJM DB P

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants subjected him to verbal harassment and used 

excessive force against him.

The dispositive motion filing deadline expired on October 22, 2021. (ECF No. 28.) 

Neither party has filed a motion for summary judgment. Therefore, the court will, by this order, 

direct the parties to show cause why this action should not be set for trial. Should the parties fail 

to show good cause the court will set this action for trial and direct the parties to file pretrial 

statements.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within twenty days of the date of this order 

the parties are directed to show cause why the court should not set this action for trial. Any 

motion seeking to modify the court’s discovery and scheduling order should set forth why that 

party did not seek an extension of time to file a dispositive motion prior to the expiration of the 

deadline.

Dated: March 31, 2022

DB:12

DB/DB Prisoner Inbox/Civil Rights/R/blan0051.osc.dispo.deadline

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