(PC) Williams v. Sacramento County

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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9 CHARLES WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:20-cv-1513-JDP (PC)

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

11 v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE

12 SACRAMENTO COUNTY,

TO STATE A CLAIM

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THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

14 15 16 Plaintiff is a former county jail inmate proceeding without counsel in this action. On 17 September 29, 2020, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), 18 and plaintiff was granted thirty days to file an amended complaint. See ECF No. 4. To date, 19 plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. 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 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005) (“[T]he consensus among 24 our sister circuits, with which we agree, is…