Opinion
Case No. 11-CV-11191.
October 24, 2011
ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR RESPONDING TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Plaintiff Denise Lavender Jones, appearing pro se, filed this suit against the State of Michigan and Michigan Department of Corrections alleging retaliation for protected activities. While her complaint is vague, she references Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and an investigation by the EEOC. On September 6, 2011, defendants filed a motion to dismiss arguing: 1) plaintiff's Title VII claim should be dismissed as she failed to allege and demonstrate that she exhausted her administrative remedies; and 2) any other claims asserted by plaintiff should be dismissed for failure to plead in avoidance of the State's Eleventh Amendment immunity. After plaintiff failed to file a response by the deadline, the court issued an order to show cause as to why defendants' motion should not be granted. Plaintiff responded to the order to show cause asking for an additional thirty days to respond, to allow her time to have an attorney review the matter. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff show cause in writing byNovember 28, 2011 as to why defendants' motion to dismiss should not be granted and this case should not be dismissed. No additional extensions will be granted.