(PS) Babbitt v. Department of Veterans Affairs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM JOSEPH BABBITT, Case No. 2:24-cv-2292-TLN-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 On November 7, 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. Plaintiff has not responded to the November 7, 2024 order, and the time to do so has passed. 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 may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.”). A court may…