(PC) McKissick v. Amador County Jail ( 2019 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROBERT DANIEL McKISSICK, No. 2: 19-cv-1807 KJN P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN RE CONTEMPT 14 AMADOR COUNTY JAIL, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is incarcerated at the Amador County Jail. 19 By order filed October 11, 2019, the Amador County Sheriff was directed to file a status 20 report within 14 days.1 (ECF No. 7.) Fourteen days have now passed, and the Sheriff has not 21 responded. Therefore, the Sheriff is directed to show cause, within seven days, why he should 22 not be held in contempt for failing to comply with this court’s order. Sanctions for civil contempt 23 may be imposed to coerce obedience to a court order or to compensate a party for injuries 24 resulting from the contemptuous behavior, or both. General Signal Corp. v. Donallco, Inc., 787 25 F.2d 1376, 1380 (9th Cir. 1986), citing United States v. United Mine Workers, 330 U.S. 258, 26 303-04 (1947). 27 28 1 The Amador County Sheriff is located within 100 miles of this court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4.1. 1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 2 1. Within seven days from the date of this order, Amador County Sheriff Martin A. Ryan 3 | shall show cause why he should not be held in contempt for failing to comply with the October 4 | 11, 2019 order; 5 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve this order and an in forma pauperis 6 | application for a prisoner on Amador County Sheriff Martin A. Ryan, 700 Court Street, Jackson, 7 | California, 95642; and 8 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve this order and a copy of the October 11, 9 | 2019 order on Gregory Gillott, Amador County Counsel, 810 Court Street, Jackson, California 10 | 95642, and shall fax a courtesy copy to Mr. Gillott at (209) 223-4286. 11 | Dated: October 29, 2019 i Fensbl A Abar 13 KENDALL J. NE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 || □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28