Plant
(PC) Jones v. Plant
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC JONES, Case No. 1:19-cv-00207-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE
TO COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER
C/O PLANT,
RESPONSE DUE IN THIRTY DAYS
Defendant.
16 On November 8, 2019, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint and directed him to respond within thirty days. ECF No. 11. Plaintiff has not filed a response and the time to do so has passed. Thus, the court will order plaintiff to show cause why his case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with a court order. To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute or failure to comply with a court order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir.…