(PC) Luna v. Sacramento County Sheriffs Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID LUNA, Case No. 2:23-cv-01807-DAD-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 On January 16, 2024, I ordered plaintiff to complete and return to the court, within thirty 18 days, the USM-285 forms necessary to effect service on defendants. ECF No. 11. That thirty- 19 day period has since passed, and plaintiff has not responded in any way to the court’s order. 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 a duty to administer 25 justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden for…