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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALLAN FLETCHER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CLENDENIN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-cv-00249-AWI-BAM (PC)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION 

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR 

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

(ECF No. 25)

TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Allan Fletcher (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to 

California Welfare and Institution Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners 

within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 

(9th Cir. 2000). This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against Defendants 

Clendenin and Price for failure to treat Plaintiff under the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process 

Clause due to their official policy.

On November 17, 2022, Defendants filed a motion to declare Plaintiff a vexatious litigant. 

(ECF No. 25.) Pursuant to Local Rule 230(l) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(d), Plaintiff’s 

opposition or statement of non-opposition was due on or before December 12, 2022. The 

deadline for Plaintiff to respond to Defendants’ motion to declare Plaintiff a vexatious litigant has 

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expired, and he has not filed an opposition or other response. Defendants have also filed a reply 

requesting that the motion be deemed unopposed and granted. (ECF No. 26.) Nevertheless, in

light of Plaintiff’s pro se status, the Court finds it appropriate to grant Plaintiff one final 

opportunity to show cause why this action should not be dismissed with prejudice.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall show cause by WRITTEN 

RESPONSE within twenty-one (21) days of service of this order why this action should not be 

dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to prosecute. Plaintiff may comply with the Court’s order 

by filing an opposition or statement of non-opposition to Defendants’ November 17, 2022 motion 

to declare Plaintiff a vexatious litigant. Plaintiff is warned that if he fails to comply with the 

Court’s order, this matter will be dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to prosecute and 

failure to obey a court order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2023 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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