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Parties Involved:
Keith Rivers
Plaintiff
University of the Southwest
Defendant

Document Text:

ORDER – No. 19-cv-07252-LB

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

San Francisco Division 

KEITH RIVERS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHWEST, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 19-cv-07252-LB 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 

Plaintiff Keith Rivers, who is representing himself and proceeding in forma pauperis, sued the 

University of the Southwest, claiming gender discrimination.1 The court granted his application to 

proceed in forma pauperis,

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 and authorized the U.S. Marshal to serve the amended complaint.3

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 Compl. – ECF No. 1. Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (“ECF”); pinpoint 

citations are to the ECF-generated page numbers at the top of documents. 

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 Order – ECF No. 5. 

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 First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) – ECF No. 10; Order – ECF No. 11. 

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The defendant filed a motion to dismiss on February 21, 2020.4 The deadline for Mr. Rivers to 

respond was March 6, 2020. N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-3(a). He did not file an opposition or a 

statement of non-opposition by this deadline.5

On March 16, 2020, the court extended the time for Mr. Rivers to respond to March 19, 2020.6

He did not file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition by this deadline.7 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

The court further ORDERS Mr. Rivers to provide a written update to the court by March 30, 

2020, that includes the plaintiff’s position on whether he wants to pursue this lawsuit 

If Mr. Rivers files anything besides a signed voluntary dismissal, then the court ORDERS him 

to appear, telephonically, at a status conference on April 2, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. at the below 

number: 

Dial In: 877-336-1839 

Access Code: 8191201# 

At the hearing, Mr. Rivers must show cause (1) why this case should not be dismissed for his 

failure to prosecute it, and (2) why the defendant’s partial motion to dismiss should not be granted. 

The court warns Mr. Rivers that if he fails to file the required written update by March 30, 2020 or 

appear by telephone at the hearing on April 2, 2020, the court may dismiss the case without further 

notice, with prejudice. He may also voluntarily dismiss his case by filing a one-page notice of 

voluntary dismissal. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 24, 2020 ______________________________________ 

LAUREL BEELER 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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