ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE DISMSISSAL

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff Darryl Carter filed this pro se action to obtain documents from the Defendant under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). On May 14, 2018, the Court issued a Case Management Scheduling Order for Reassigned Civil Case setting a Case Management Conference ("CMC") for August 2, 2018 at 2:45 p.m.

The Court called this case for an initial CMC, as scheduled above. Defendant appeared; Plaintiff did not. Counsel for Defendant ("Counsel") informed the Court that he had twice attempted to reach Plaintiff at the telephone number listed on his filings in order to join him on the conference call to the Court for the CMC. Both times Counsel encountered a message which stated: "Subscriber not in service." Counsel also indicated that he had emailed Plaintiff on August 1, 2018, to remind him about the CMC, but received no response.

Plaintiff's failure to appear is unexcused, violates the Local Rules and the Court's Orders, and may result in the dismissal of the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), the district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with any order of the court.").1 Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiff shall show good cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed for failing to appear at the CMC. The written response must be filed by August 17, 2018. Plaintiff's failure to fully comply with this order, including the submission of a timely written response, will be deemed sufficient grounds to dismiss the action, without further notice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.