(HC) Battle v. David Holbrook
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARTHUR J.M. BATTLE, Case No. 2:20-cv-01851-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE
TO COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ECF No. 5 15 Respondent. RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS
17 On September 21, 2020, petitioner was ordered to file, within thirty days, a signed petition for writ of habeas corpus and either pay the $5 filing fee or submit an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 4. Petitioner timely filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. However, he neither payed the required filing fee nor submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis. To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case for petitioner’s failure to 25 …