Kachalkin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHAD E. WATTS & JENELLE Case No. 2:23-cv-01666-KJM-JDP (PC)

FLEMING,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Plaintiffs, RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE v. DAYS 14 MICHAEL KACHALKIN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On February 29, 2024, the court stayed this action pending resolution of the state court 18 proceedings against plaintiff Watts and directed plaintiffs to file monthly status updates as to the 19 status of Watts criminal proceedings. ECF No. 7. To date, plaintiffs has not filed a response. 20 To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines. 21 The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders 22 or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. 23 Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 24 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a district court has…