Jones
(PC) Garcia v. Jones
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…