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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NOEL LEMUS,

Plaintiff,

v.

COUNTY OF MERCED and 

DEFENDANT OFFICER DOES 1 

THROUGH 50,

Defendant.

1:14-cv-02030-KJM-GSA

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR 

FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE AS 

DIRECTED BY THE COURT

Plaintiff Noel Lemus (“Plaintiff”) was previously directed to pay a complaint filing fee of 

$400 by March 16, 2015. ECF No. 6. To date, no filing fee has been paid.

Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED to show cause, if any, why this action should not be 

dismissed for failure to comply with the Court’s order. The Court notes that Plaintiff has recently 

filed a new complaint in the case of Lemus v. County of Merced, Case No. 1:15-cv-00359---GSA 

separately from the present case. Plaintiff appears to have retained different counsel and has paid 

the filing fee in that action. Moreover, the complaint in that case appears to reference the same 

alleged facts as in the present case. If Plaintiff no longer intends to pursue this case (Case No. 

1:14-cv-2030-KJM-GSA), he must advise the Court by filing a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. 

The filing fee or Notice of Voluntary Dismissal shall be filed no later than April 15, 2015. 

If Plaintiff timely files any of the above, this Order to Show Cause will be vacated. If Plaintiff 

fails to timely respond to this Order to Show Cause, the action will be dismissed in its entirety.

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The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on Joel P. Waelty, 

Plaintiff’s counsel of record in Lemus v. County of Merced, Case No. 1:15-cv-00359---GSA at: 

Hinkle, Jachimowicz, Pointer & Emanuel, 2007 W. Hedding Street, San Jose, California, 95128.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 19, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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