Nakken
(PC) Adair v. Nakken
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES FRANKLIN ADAIR, Case No. 2:24-cv-0578 (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE JOSHUA NAKKEN, et al., Defendants. 16 On November 13, 2024, I screened plaintiff’s first amended complaint and notified him that all the claims could not proceed together. ECF No. 12. I ordered him to file, within thirty days, an amended complaint or a notice to proceed with certain claims. Id. To date, plaintiff has not filed any response. 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…