Shah

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD ARMENTA, Case No. 2:22-cv-0415-TLN-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SANJAY SHAH, Defendant. 16 The court previously issued an order setting a status conference for January 8, 2026, and directing the parties to file status reports by no later than December 23, 2025. ECF No. 82. Defendant timely submitted a status report. Plaintiff, however, failed to file his own status report. To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a district court has a duty to administer justice expeditiously and avoid…