(PS) Whitsitt v. Domus Management Co

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 WILLIAM J. WHITSITT, Case No. 2:24-cv-0407-DC-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 DOMUS MANAGEMENT CO., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On February 24, 2025, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and dismissed it for failure to state 18 a claim. ECF 4. I ordered plaintiff to file, within thirty days, either an amended complaint or a 19 notice of voluntary dismissal of this action. Id. I also warned plaintiff that failure to comply with 20 that order could result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Id. at 4. Plaintiff has 21 not complied with the February 24, 2025 order, and the time to do so has passed.1 22 The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that 23 power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal. Bautista v. Los Angeles Cnty., 24 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); see Local Rule 110 (“Failure of counsel or of a party to 25 comply with these Rules or with any…