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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 

PHAT M. KHONG,1

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED STATES, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:15-cv-2135 TLN AC (PS) 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is proceeding in pro per and in forma pauperis. This matter was referred to the 

undersigned by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(21). On October 28, 2015, the court 

scheduled a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for April 6, 2016, and ordered the parties to 

file status reports not later than 14 days prior to that date. ECF No. 3. 

 Plaintiff has not filed a status report within the time allotted, and the government’s status 

report seems to confirm that plaintiff is not participating in this lawsuit. See ECF No. 8. 

According to the status report, the government has not been able to make contact with plaintiff: 

its letter to plaintiff regarding the upcoming status conference went unanswered; and it was 

unable to reach plaintiff by telephone. Id. at 1-2. 

 

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 Plaintiff spells his name “Khong” everywhere on his submitted papers except the caption of the 

complaint, where it is spelled “Kong.” See ECF Nos. 1, 2. Plaintiff spells his name “Khong” in 

the caption of his motion for in forma pauperis status. ECF No. 2. The court accordingly spells 

the name “Khong.” 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff is Ordered To Show Cause, in 

writing no later than April 6, 2016 at 3:30 p.m., why this matter should not be dismissed for lack 

of prosecution and for failure to comply with the court’s order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Local 

Rule 110. 

DATED: March 31, 2016 

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