Daram

(PC) Cox v. Daram

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 20, 20242:21-cv-01778California370 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERNEST LEE COX, JR., Case No. 2:21-cv-1778-DJC-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE VASUKI DARAM, et al., Defendants. 16 On July 12, 2024, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss and dismissed plaintiff’s complaint with leave to amend. ECF No. 46. The court gave plaintiff twenty-one days to file an amended complaint and notified him that should he fail to file an amended complaint, this action would be dismissed. To date, plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. 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…

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