Gutierrez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRE L. ROBERTSON, Case No. 2:24-cv-2034-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE S. GUTIERREZ, Defendant. 16 On February 14, 2025, the court ordered plaintiff to complete and return to the court, 17 within thirty days, the USM-285 forms necessary to effect service on defendant. ECF No. 10. 18 That thirty-day period has since passed, and plaintiff has not responded in any way to the court’s 19 order. 20 The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that 21 power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal. Bautista v. Los Angeles Cnty., 22 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); see Local Rule 110 (“Failure of counsel or of a party to 23 comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the 24 Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.”). A court may dismiss 25 an action based on a party’s failure to prosecute an action, failure to obey a court…