(PC) Hill v. Lynch
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CYMEYON HILL, Case No. 2:22-cv-00342-TLN-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
DAYS
JEFF LYNCH, et al.,
Defendants. 16 On March 15, 2024, defendants filed a motion to compel. ECF No. 39. To date, plaintiff has not filed a response. To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines. The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a district court has a duty to administer justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden for the parties. See Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002); Fed. R. Civ. P. 1. I will give…