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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DIANE L. BOYD, Case No. 2:24-cv-0275-DJC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WALMART, Defendant. 16 On January 15, 2025, defendant filed a motion to dismiss this case for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute. ECF No. 20. To date, plaintiff has not responded to defendant’s 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 (9th Cir. 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty,…