Whitworth

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CYMEYON HILL, Case No. 2:20-cv-00905-JAM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE

TO STATE A CLAIM

STEVE WHITWORTH, et al.

RESPONSE DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

Defendants.

16 On August 18, 2020, the previously assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s complaint, found that it failed to state a claim, and granted plaintiff thirty days to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 8. Instead of filing an amended complaint, plaintiff filed a motion for reconsideration of that order by the assigned district judge. ECF No. 9. The court denied plaintiff’s motion on September 28, 2020. ECF No. 10. Although more than two months have passed, 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…