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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RYAN MCMAHON, Case No. 2:23-cv-1972-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE JOHN WHITNEY, et al., Defendants. 16 On December 6, 2024, the court approved the parties’ stipulation to permit plaintiff to file an amended complaint and ordered plaintiff to file a first amended complaint within thirty days. ECF No. 74. To date, plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. 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 dismiss an action based on a party’s failure to prosecute an action, failure to obey a…