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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

FRANK BACA,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARTIN BITER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01916-MJS (PC)

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE 

(ECF No. 7)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 28, 2015, Plaintiff filed 

his first civil rights complaint. (ECF No. 1.) On June 2, 2016, the Court screened that 

complaint and found that it stated cognizable Eighth Amendment claims against Does 6 

through 20 in their official capacities for implementing a policy denying Plaintiff hepatitis 

C treatment. (ECF No. 6.) The Court dismissed Plaintiff’s remaining claims for failure to 

state a claim. Id. The Court granted Plaintiff thirty days to either file an amended 

complaint curing the identified deficiencies or file a notice stating his willingness to 

proceed only on his cognizable claims. (ECF No. 6.) As of July 18, 2016, Plaintiff had 

not filed an amended complaint or notice of willingness to proceed on cognizable claims. 

Accordingly, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why the action should not be 

dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to obey a court order. (ECF No. 7.)

On August 4, 2016, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint. (ECF No. 8.) Having 

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received Plaintiff’s amended complaint, the Court will discharge the order to show cause 

and screen Plaintiff’s first amended complaint in due course. 

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the order to show 

cause (ECF No. 7) is DISCHARGED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 9, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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