(PC) Smith v. Sacramento County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRAVIS SMITH, Case No. 2:23-cv-2919-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants. 16 On December 6, 2024, defendants filed a motion to dismiss. ECF No. 14. Plaintiff failed to timely file either an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to the motion. Therefore, on January 30, 2025, I ordered plaintiff (1) to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for his failure to prosecute and (2) to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition within twenty-one days. ECF No. 16. I also warned plaintiff that his failure to respond to the order would constitute a failure to comply with a court order and would result in dismissal of this case. Plaintiff has not responded to the order to show cause, and the time to do so has passed. Accordingly, dismissal is warranted. The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that…