Milam

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD A. EVANS, Case No. 1:20-cv-00070-AWI-JDP

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE, FAILURE TO

R. MILAM, et al.,

STATE A CLAIM, AND FAILURE TO

Defendants. COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER

FORTY-FIVE DAY DEADLINE 15 Plaintiff Richard Evans is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint was screened on April 6, 2020, and plaintiff was ordered to file a first amended complaint within sixty days. See ECF No. 15. However, while plaintiff has filed numerous assorted materials, see ECF Nos. 16-25, he is yet to file a first amended complaint. To manage our docket effectively, we impose deadlines and require 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.…