(PS) Whitsitt v. Domus Management Co
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM J. WHITSITT, Case No. 2:24-cv-0407-DC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DOMUS MANAGEMENT CO., et al., Defendants. 16 On February 24, 2025, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and dismissed it for failure to state a claim. ECF 4. I ordered plaintiff to file, within thirty days, either an amended complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal of this action. Id. I also warned plaintiff that failure to comply with that order could result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Id. at 4. Plaintiff has not complied with the February 24, 2025 order, and the time to do so has passed.1 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…