Brownnen

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSHUA PHILLIP LOWERY, Case No. 2:23-cv-1566-JDP (P) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

14 BROWNNEN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 On October 17, 2024, defendant Rogers filed a motion to compel. ECF No. 41. Plaintiff 19 failed to timely file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion. Therefore, on 20 December 12, 2024, I ordered plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for 21 his failure to prosecute. ECF No. 42. In the order, I notified plaintiff that his failure to respond to 22 the order would constitute a failure to comply with a court order and would result in dismissal of 23 this case. Plaintiff has not responded to the order to show cause, and the time to do so has passed. 24 Accordingly, dismissal of the action is warranted. 25 The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that 26 power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal. …