(PS) Baldwin v. Fifth Third Bank, N.A.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRYON BALDWIN, Case No. 2:24-cv-3401-DC-JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FIFTH THIRD BANK, N.A., et al., Defendants. 16 On December 13, 2024, defendants Fifth Third Bank, N.A. and Fifth Third Bancorp filed motions to dismiss and to strike plaintiff’s complaint. ECF Nos. 5 & 7. To date, plaintiff has not responded to either motion. Under the court’s local rules, a responding party is required to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to a motion no later than fourteen days after the date it was filed. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(c). To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain 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); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; 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…