Waish
Edgar Chavez Gutierrez v. Waish, et al.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
BACKGROUND
21 Plaintiff filed the instant action on August 28, 2025. 22 On September 2, 2025, the Court ordered Plaintiff pay the $405.00 filing fee or submit the 23 proper application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff failed to comply with the 24 Court’s order. Therefore, on October 28, 2025, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why the 25 action should not be dismissed. (ECF No. 5.) 26 Plaintiff has failed to respond to the Court’s October 8, 2024, order and the time to do so 27 has expired. Therefore, dismissal of the action is warranted. 28 1 II. 2 DISCUSSION 3 Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure ... of a party to comply with these Rules or with 4 any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions ... 5 within the inherent power of the Court.” District courts have the inherent power to control their 6 dockets and “[i]n the exercise of that power they may impose sanctions including, where 7 appropriate, ... dismissal.” Thompson v. Hous. Auth., 782 F.2d 829, 831 (9th Cir. 1986). A court 8 may dismiss an action, with prejudice, based…