(HC)Ernst
(HC)Ernst v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN ERNST, Case No. 2:20-cv-01716-JAM-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE, FAILURE TO
COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS, AND
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Respondent. RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
DAYS
19 On December 22, 2020, the court screened petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and notified petitioner that it failed to state a claim. Petitioner was granted thirty days to either file an amended petition or inform the court that he chooses to stand by his original petition. To date, he has not filed an amended petition nor otherwise responded to the December 22, 2020 order. To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines and requires litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case for petitioner’s failure to prosecute or failure to comply with its…