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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

SHANE MYRON REYES,

Plaintiff,

v.

LVN BELLO, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-0140 KJM KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a county jail inmate, proceeding pro se, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. On September 11, 2015, defendants filed a motion to dismiss this action based on 

plaintiff’s failure to keep the court apprised of his current address. Mail was returned to 

defendants marked “Refused Unable to Forward,” and upon further inquiry, defendants learned 

that plaintiff paroled from state custody on June 11, 2015, but on September 1, 2015, plaintiff’s 

parole was suspended because plaintiff had absconded parole and his whereabouts were 

unknown. (ECF No. 47 at 2.) Plaintiff failed to timely file an opposition, and on October 21, 

2015, the court granted plaintiff an extension of time in which to oppose the motion. 

On October 22, 2015, plaintiff filed a motion for “leave to file late” due to his recent 

incarceration on October 9, 2015, undelivered mail, and his “transit.” (ECF No. 49 at 1.) 

Plaintiff claims that upon his arrest he attempted to review and respond in a timely manner, but 

that he does not have access to the law library. However, plaintiff failed to provide his current 

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mailing address. (ECF No. 49, passim.) Documents provided by plaintiff indicate that he was 

arrested in San Diego County, but note the name of two different jails: Vista Jail and Central Jail. 

(ECF No. 49 at 2, 4.) The envelope in which plaintiff’s filing was submitted showed a return 

address of George Bailey Detention Facility, 446 Alta Road, Suite 5300, San Diego, CA 92158-

0002. However, the San Diego County Jail inmate locator website, 

http://apps.sdsheriff.net/wij/wij.aspx, states that no “Shane Reyes” or “Myron Reyes” is presently 

in their custody. Similarly, the inmate locator for the California Department of Corrections and 

Rehabilitation does not reflect that plaintiff has been returned to state custody.

On June 12, 2015, plaintiff was informed that:

Each party proceeding without counsel shall keep the court 

informed of a current address at all times while the action is 

pending. Any change of address must be reported promptly to the 

court in a separate document captioned for this case and entitled 

“Notice of Change of Address.” A notice of change of address 

must be properly served on other parties. Service of documents at 

the address of record for a party is fully effective. See L.R. 182(f). 

A party’s failure to inform the court of a change of address may 

result in the imposition of sanctions including dismissal of the 

action.

(ECF No. 37 at 4-5.) Because plaintiff’s present custody status is uncertain, his request for an 

extension of time is granted. However, plaintiff is cautioned that he must inform the court of his 

current mailing address, and his failure to do so will result in the dismissal of this action. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order in which to file an opposition 

to defendants’ motion to dismiss;

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a copy of defendants’ motion to 

dismiss (ECF Nos. 47, 47-1); and

3. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to oppose the motion will result in a recommendation 

that this action be dismissed pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Dated: October 27, 2015

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