(PC) Johnson v. Cates

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SEDRIC EUGENE JOHNSON, No. 1:23-cv-00361 GSA (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH 13 v. COURT BRIAN CATES, et al., PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS DUE MAY 24, 2024 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

20 The Court takes judicial notice1 of the following: (1) that in addition to this case (“Cates I”), Plaintiff also has another case, Johnson v. Cates, No. 1:23-cv-00437 KES GSA (PC) (“Cates II”) currently pending before this Court, and (2) on March 22, 2024, an order related to the reassignment of Cates II to a different District Judge was returned to the Court as “Undeliverable, Attempted, Not Known, Unable to Forward.”

25 Given these facts, Plaintiff is ordered to file a current address with this Court in this case.

26 When filed, the address will be automatically updated by the Clerk of Court in any and all cases It is well-established that a court may take judicial notice of its own records. See United States v. Howard, 381 F.3d 873, 876 n.1 (9th Cir. 2004).

1 Plaintiff has before this Court, including in Cates II. Should Plaintiff fail to file a current address within the time allotted under Local Rule 183(b), it will be recommended that this matter be dismissed.

4 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file a notice of current address with this Court by May 24, 2024.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

9 Dated: March 25, 2024 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE