UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. SACV 19-1352 CAS (MRW) Date February 28, 2020 Title Pierce v. Borders

Present: Hon. Michael R. Wilner, U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica Piper Deputy Clerk Attorneys for Petitioner: Attorneys for Respondent: None present None present Proceedings: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: DISMISSAL 1. In December 2019, the Attorney General moved to dismiss this habeas action on numerous procedural and substantive grounds. (Docket # 18.) The Court ordered Petitioner to respond to the motion or take other appropriate action by January 9, 2020. (Docket # 20.) The Court granted Petitioner’s request to extend that deadline to February 10. (Docket # 22.) To date, Petitioner has not filed a response to the motion or the Court’s order. 2. Petitioner is ordered to show cause why the motion should not be granted for the grounds stated by the Attorney General and for Petitioner’s failure to oppose the motion pursuant to Local Rule 7-12. Petitioner’s response to the OSC and his substantive response to the motion are due by or before March 20, 2020. Petitioner is advised that the failure to respond to this order will lead the Court to conclude that the motion is unopposed under Local Rule 7-12, and the action will be dismissed on that basis and under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41 for failure to prosecute the action. Applied Underwriters, Inc. v. Lichtenegger,

(9th Cir. 2019).

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