(PC) Franklin v. Placer County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL FRANKLIN, Case No. 2:24-cv-2714-JDP (P)
Plaintiff,
ORDER; FINDINGS AND
v. RECOMMENDATIONS PLACER COUNTY, et al., Defendants. 16 On October 10, 2024, I ordered plaintiff to submit either a completed in forma pauperis application or pay the required filing fee within thirty days. ECF No. 3. Plaintiff has failed to comply with that order and the order was returned to the court as undeliverable. Accordingly, dismissal of the action is warranted. 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…