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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 

LANCE WILLIAMS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

L. ZARAGOZA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:21-cv-0153 DJC AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case has been referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 

 On June 26, 2023, defendants filed a motion to dismiss. ECF No. 29. The Local Rules 

require that either an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to a motion be filed within 

twenty-one days after the date of service of said motion. See Local Rule 230(l).1

 To date, 

plaintiff has not filed a response to the motion. It appears that plaintiff may have abandoned his 

case. 

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 Although plaintiff is no longer incarcerated, because the parties have not opted to change their 

subjection to Rule 230(l) despite plaintiff’s non-incarcerated status, Local Rule 230(1) remains 

applicable, not the Local Rule for non-prisoners. See Local Rule 230(b)-(d) (non-prisoner rule); 

Local Rule 102(d) (giving court discretion to apply Local Rules when in interests of justice). 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Within twenty-one days of the date of this order plaintiff shall show cause in writing 

why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute; and 

 2. The filing within the twenty-one day period of either an opposition or a statement of 

non-opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss, ECF No. 29, will discharge this order to show 

cause. 

DATED: July 25, 2023 

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