Fabritio

(PC) Childers v. Fabritio

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJune 12, 20201:18-cv-01241California388 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALLEN LEE CHILDERS, Case No. 1:18-cv-01241-NONE-JDP

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE

ELAINE ROSA,

TO COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER

Defendant.

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

14 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 20, 2019, plaintiff was ordered to provide documents for service. ECF No. 15. However, no response to the court’s order was ever provided, and defendant has not been served. To manage the docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires litigants to meet those deadlines. When a plaintiff fails to comply with court-imposed deadlines, the court may dismiss the plaintiff’s case for failure to prosecute. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005) (“[T]he consensus among our sister circuits, with which we…

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