(PC)Smith
(PC)Smith v. O'Brian
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODRICK JERMON SMITH, Case No. 2:20-cv-01510-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
L. O’BRIAN, et al.,
RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
Defendants. DAYS 16 17 On September 29, 2020, the previously assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s 18 complaint and dismissed it for failure to state a claim. ECF No. 5. Plaintiff was granted thirty 19 days to file an amended complaint. Id. On November 2, 2020, the court granted plaintiff’s 20 motion for a thirty-day extension of time to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 10. Despite 21 being granted that extension, plaintiff has not since filed an amended complaint. 22 To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires 23 litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute 24 or failure to comply with its orders or local…