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(PC) Garcia v. Jones

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 13, 20202:19-cv-01601California400 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAUL ORLANDO GARCIA, Case No. 2:19-cv-1601-JDP (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE

SCOTT JONES,

TO STATE A CLAIM

Defendant.

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

14 15 Plaintiff Raul Garcia is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action. On August 28, 2020, plaintiff’s second amended complaint was dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a), and plaintiff was granted thirty days to file an amended complaint. See ECF No. 19. To date, plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. 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 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005) (“[T]he consensus among our sister circuits, with which we…

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