Zaman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESLEY ELVIS PEDEN, Case No. 2:23-cv-2267-DC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TARIQ ZAMAN, et al., Defendants. 16 On November 8, 2024, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and dismissed it for failure to state a claim. ECF 6. Plaintiff was ordered to file, within thirty days, either an amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal of this action. Id. I warned plaintiff that failure to comply with that order would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Id. Plaintiff has not responded to the November 8, 2024 order, and the time to do so has passed.1 The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal. Bautista v. Los Angeles Cnty., 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); see Local Rule 110 (“Failure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court…