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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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 The court directed T. McDonald to show cause, but the findings and recommendations

filed December 20, 2001, show that defendants did not seek summary judgment on plaintiff’s

excessive force claims against several defendants.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES H. FISHER,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-96-1850 DFL EFB P

vs.

JAMES GOMEZ, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On July 17, 2006, the court directed defendant T. McDonald1

 to show cause in writing why

sanctions, including striking the answer and entering default, should not be imposed for failure to

comply with the court’s May 31, 2006, order. Defendant has responded and plaintiff has

requested the court impose sanctions for defendant’s failure to comply with the May 31, 2006,

order.

Defendant, through counsel, explains that after judgment mistakenly was entered,

counsel closed this case and stored the file in archives and since the attorney who originally

handled this case is no longer with the Office of the Attorney General, there was no clerical

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mechanism to bring this case to the attention of an attorney. Once counsel was made aware of

the activity in this case, counsel immediately responded to the court’s order.

Good cause appearing, the court will vacate the July 17, 2006, order to show

cause.

Accordingly, it hereby is ordered that:

1. The July 17, 2006, order to show cause is hereby vacated;

2. Plaintiff’s August 11, 2006, motion for the court to impose sanctions is denied;

3. Within 30 days of the date this order is served, defendants T. McDonald, J. D.

Harris, D. Harris, J. Campos and B. Edwards shall file and serve a pretrial statement.

Dated: August 29, 2006.

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