Radu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA THOMAS NITKIN, Case No. 2:23-cv-1837-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER D. RADU, Defendant. 16 On January 8, 2025, defendant filed a motion to compel. ECF No. 34. Plaintiff failed either to timely file an opposition or otherwise to respond. Therefore, on March 5, 2025, the court ordered plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed based on his failure to prosecute and to comply with court orders. ECF No. 35. The court notified plaintiff that if he wished to continue with this lawsuit, he must file a response to defendant’s motion. The court also warned plaintiff that failure to comply with the March 5, 2025 order would result in dismissal of this action. Id. The deadline for plaintiff to file a response to defendant’s motion and response to the order to show cause has passed without word from plaintiff. The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that 26 …