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Parties Involved:
Calvin Harris
Plaintiff
C. Wickert
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALVIN HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. WICKERT,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00979-SAB (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW 

CAUSE IN WRITING WHY ACTION 

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR 

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE 

TO OBEY A COURT ORDER

(ECF No. 8)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Calvin Harris is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

On February 4, 2020, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that Plaintiff had 

stated a cognizable claim against Defendant Wickert for violations of the Equal Protection Clause 

of the Fourteenth Amendment, but failed to state any other cognizable claims. (ECF No. 8.) The 

Court ordered Plaintiff to either file a first amended complaint, or notify the Court in writing of 

his willingness to proceed only on the cognizable claim, within thirty (30) days from the date of 

service of the order. (Id.)

However, Plaintiff has not filed a first amended complaint, notified the Court in writing of 

his willingness to proceed only on the claims found cognizable by the Court, or otherwise 

communicated with the Court, and the time in which to do so has passed.

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that, within fourteen (14) days from the date of 

service of this order, Plaintiff shall show cause in writing why the instant action should not be 

dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court’s February 4, 2020 screening order and 

failure to prosecute. Plaintiff can comply with this order to show cause by filing either a first 

amended complaint curing the deficiencies identified by the Court’s February 4, 2020 screening 

order or by notifying the Court in writing of his willingness to proceed only on the claim found to 

be cognizable by the Court in the February 4, 2020 screening order. Plaintiff is warned that 

failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation to a District Judge that the 

instant action be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to obey a court order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 18, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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