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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

JAMES LEWIS DIXIE,

Plaintiff,

v.

TIM VIRGA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:12-cv-2626 LKK DAD

ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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

U.S.C. § 1983. On December 12, 2013, plaintiff filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (ECF 

No. 37.) Local Rule 230(l) states, in pertinent part:

Opposition, if any, to the granting of [a motion in a prisoner action]

shall be served and filed by the responding party not more than 

twenty-one (21),days after the date of service of the motion. A 

responding party who has no opposition to the granting of the 

motion shall serve and file a statement to that effect, specifically 

designating the motion in question. Failure of the responding party 

to file an opposition or to file a statement of no opposition may be 

deemed a waiver of any opposition to the granting of the motion 

and may result in the imposition of sanctions.

Local Rule 230(1). The proof of service attached to plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction 

indicates that plaintiff served defendants with his motion on December 9, 2013. (ECF No. 37 at 

11.) Over twenty-one days have passed since the date of service of plaintiff’s motion and 

defendants have not yet filed an opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within ten days of this order, defendants shall file an opposition or statement of nonopposition to plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Defendants are cautioned that failure 

to file an opposition in a timely manner may result in the court treating defendants’ inaction as a 

statement of non-opposition to plaintiff’s motion.

2. Within ten days of this order, defendants shall also file a statement showing cause why 

sanctions should not be imposed for their failure to file an opposition or statement of nonopposition in accordance with the court’s local rules. See Local Rules 110, 230(l).

3. Failure to timely file an opposition/non-opposition or a response to this order to show 

cause, or both, may result in the imposition of sanctions, including the court deeming defendant’s 

inaction as a statement of non-opposition to plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction or other 

appropriate sanctions. 

4. Plaintiff may file a reply within seven days after defendants file an opposition to the 

pending motion for preliminary injunction.

Dated: February 20, 2014

dixi2626.osc.docx

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