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(PC) Smart v. Navrrow

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJune 22, 20201:20-cv-00144California405 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AARON SMART, Case No. 1:20-cv-00144-JDP

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE, FAILURE TO

NAVRROW, et al.,

STATE A CLAIM, AND FAILURE TO

Defendants. COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER

FORTY-FIVE DAY DEADLINE 15 Plaintiff Aaron Smart is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action. Plaintiff’s complaint was screened on April 9, 2020, and plaintiff was ordered to file a first amended complaint within sixty days. See ECF No. 14. Plaintiff has not yet done so. 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. 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…

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