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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD LANCE REYNOLDS,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. MERENDA,

Defendant.

Case No. 17-cv-04202-SI 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE. 

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND 

COMPLY WITH COURT ORDER

On March 11, 2020, the Court ordered the parties to file case management statements no 

later than April 10, 2020 to provide information needed to set a schedule for this action after the 

parties were unable to reach a settlement of the one claim that remains for adjudication. Defendant 

filed his case management statement but plaintiff did not file a case management statement and has 

not otherwise communicated with the Court in over three months. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

41(b) allows the Court to enter an involuntary dismissal of the action if a plaintiff fails to prosecute 

or otherwise comply with this order. Plaintiff is now ordered to show cause in writing filed no later 

than May 26, 2020, why this action should not dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to 

comply with the March 11, 2020 order. Plaintiff is warned that, if the Court dismisses the case 

under Rule 41(b), a trial will not be held and the dismissal will be with prejudice, i.e., he will not be 

able to file a new action to pursue the claim. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 24, 2020

______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:17-cv-04202-SI Document 37 Filed 04/24/20 Page 1 of 1