(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. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 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 3. Plaintiff was ordered to file, within thirty days, either an amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal of this action. Id. Plaintiff failed to comply with that order. Therefore, on December 13, 2024, I ordered plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed. ECF No. 4. I notified plaintiff that if he wished to continue with this lawsuit, he must file an amended complaint. I also warned plaintiff that failure to comply with the December 13, 2024 order would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Id. Plaintiff has not responded to the order to show cause, and the time to do so has passed. The court has the inherent power to…