Doyle

DISCUSSION

6 Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules 7 or with any order of the Court may be grounds for the imposition by the Court of any and all 8 sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” E.D. Cal. L.R. 110. District courts have the 9 inherent power to control their dockets and “[i]n the exercise of that power they may impose 10 sanctions, including, where appropriate . . . dismissal.” Thompson v. Housing Auth., 782 F.2d 829, 11 831 (9th Cir. 1986). A court may dismiss an action, with prejudice, based on a party’s failure to 12 prosecute an action, failure to obey a court order, or failure to comply with local rules. See, e.g., 13 Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53–54 (9th Cir. 1995) (dismissal for noncompliance with local rule); 14 Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440–41 (9th Cir. 1988) (dismissal for failure to comply with local 15 rule requiring pro se plaintiff to keep court apprised of address); Malone v. U.S. Postal Service, 16 833 F.2d 128, 130–31 (9th Cir. 1987) (dismissal for failure to comply with court order); Henderson 17 v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 1986) (dismissal for failure to…