(HC) Baker v. Superior Courts of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMAUL LEE BAKER, Case No. 2:24-cv-0476-JDP (P) Petitioner, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SUPERIOR COURTS OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 On October 2, 2024, I granted petitioner thirty days to file an amended petition for a writ 18 of habeas corpus. ECF No. 14. To date, petitioner has not done so. 19 To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines and requires litigants to 20 meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case based on petitioner’s failure to prosecute or 21 failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41; Hells Canyon Pres. 22 Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005) (“[T]he consensus among our 23 sister circuits, with which we agree, is that courts may dismiss under Rule 41(b) sua sponte, at 24 least under certain circumstances.”). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but the court has a 25 duty to administer justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden for the parties. See 26…