Soltanian

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY WILLIAM CORTINAS, Case No. 2:20-cv-1067-DAD-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE JALLA SOLTANIAN, et al., Defendants. 16 On November 13, 2023, the court issued an order directing the parties to file status reports by no later than December 13, 2024. ECF No. 147. Defendants timely submitted a status report. ECF Nos. 148 & 149. Plaintiff, however, failed to file his own status report. To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires litigants to meet those 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); 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 court has a duty to administer justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden…