Nunez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL LAURENCE HOKE, Case No. 2:25-cv-0275-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE M. NUNEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 On April 16, 2025, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified him that it did not state a claim. ECF No. 5. I ordered him to file, within thirty days, either an amended complaint or a voluntary notice of dismissal. Id. To date, plaintiff has not filed any response. 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 order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.”). A court may dismiss an action based on a party’s failure to prosecute an action, failure to obey a…