(PC) Northcutt v. Sacramento Sheriff's Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRAVIS SHANE NORTHCUTT, Case No. 2:24-cv-2503-DJC-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On January 29, 2025, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified him that all the claims 18 could not proceed together. ECF No. 10. I ordered him to file, within thirty days, an amended 19 complaint or a notice to proceed with certain claims. Id. To date, plaintiff has not filed any 20 response. 21 The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that 22 power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal. Bautista v. Los Angeles Cnty., 23 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); see Local Rule 110 (“Failure of counsel or of a party to 24 comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the 25 Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.”). A court may dismiss 26 an action based on a party’s failure to prosecute an action,…