(PC) Haines v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARCUS A. HAINES, Case No. 2:20-cv-1011-TLN-JDP-P

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE, FAILURE TO

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al.,

STATE A CLAIM, AND FAILURE TO

Defendants. COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE 15 Plaintiff Marcus Haines is a pretrial detainee proceeding without counsel in this action. Plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a) on September 17, 2020, and plaintiff was granted thirty days to file an amended complaint. See ECF No. 7. Plaintiff has not yet done so. To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines 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…