(PC) Haines v. County of Sacramento
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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9 MARCUS A. HAINES, Case No. 2:20-cv-1011-TLN-JDP-P
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
11 v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE, FAILURE TO
12 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al.,
STATE A CLAIM, AND FAILURE TO
13 Defendants. COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER
14 THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE 15 16 Plaintiff Marcus Haines is a pretrial detainee proceeding without counsel in this action. 17 Plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 18 § 1915A(a) on September 17, 2020, and plaintiff was granted thirty days to file an amended 19 complaint. See ECF No. 7. Plaintiff has not yet done so. 20 To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines and requires litigants to 21 meet those deadlines. When a plaintiff fails to comply with court-imposed deadlines, the court 22 may dismiss the plaintiff’s case for failure to prosecute. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41; Hells Canyon 23 Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403…