Matteson
(PC) Reyes v. Matteson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRAULIO ULISES REYES, Case No. 2:20-cv-00815-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
GISELLE MATTESON,
RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
Defendants. DAYS 16 17 On November 10, 2020, the court screened plaintiff’s first amended complaint, notified plaintiff that it did not state a claim, and granted plaintiff thirty days to file a second amended complaint. ECF No. 17. Plaintiff was subsequently granted two sixty-day extensions, with the most recent extension granting plaintiff until April 19, 2021 to file an amended complaint. ECF Nos. 19, 21. Despite those extensions, plaintiff has not filed a second amended complaint. 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 plaintiff’s failure to prosecute or…