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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MEGHAN COLE, Case No. 2:24-cv-0792-DC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SHANNDAH BURKHOLDER, Defendant. 16 On February 28, 2025, the court granted plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and ordered her to submit documents for service of process to the United States Marshal within sixty days. ECF No. 4. The court also ordered plaintiff to file declaration stating the date on which she submitted the required documents to the U.S. Marshal. Id. Despite the February 28 order, there is no indication from the docket that plaintiff submitted documents for service to the U.S. Marshal. 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…