Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY D. MCDONALD, Case No. 2:24-cv-2545-DC-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE GENA JONES, et al., Defendants. 16 On June 23, 2025, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified him that not all his claims were cognizable. ECF No. 13. I ordered him to file a notice of his intent to proceed only with his cognizable claims or file an amended complaint within thirty days. The deadline has passed without word from plaintiff. 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…